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Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken out strongly against the internal market law planned by her successor Boris Johnson. “I cannot support this law,” May said during a debate in the House of Commons.
The government is endangering “the integrity of the UK” without considering the consequences for the country’s reputation in the world.
The background for this is the British government’s plans for a so-called internal market law that would partially nullify the Brexit deal negotiated with the EU in 2019. The EU sees this as a violation of the law and calls for the controversial clauses to be withdrawn at the end. of September. May said the move would cause “incalculable damage to Britain’s reputation.”
Deciding vote in the next week
London is pushing for adoption, on Wednesday the law should take another hurdle in the House of Commons. The decisive vote will follow next week, before the law is supposed to pass in the House of Lords.
According to Northern Ireland Undersecretary Robin Walker, the UK government hopes it will never have to apply the new clauses. “We are not taking these steps lightly,” Walker said in front of Parliament.
Earlier, several MPs from Johnson’s party had spoken out against his plans. However, the prime minister managed to reach a compromise with some dissidents. He assured them a new vote in parliament in case the measures of the law really take effect.
