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Boris Johnson’s controversial plan to overturn key elements of the Brexit deal he signed with Brussels has cleared its first Commons hurdle despite deep misgivings from some high-level conservatives.
The Ps voted to give the UK internal market bill a second reading by 340 to 263, a government majority of 77.
The British prime minister said the legislation was necessary to prevent the EU from taking an “extreme and unreasonable” interpretation of the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement relating to Northern Ireland.
He said some in Brussels are now threatening to block UK agri-food exports to the EU and insist on tariffs on all products moving into Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
However, some high-ranking conservatives cautioned that they could not support the legislation in its current form after ministers admitted last week that it violated international law.
Parliamentarians will begin detailed line-by-line scrutiny of the bill on Tuesday, and votes are expected next week on amendments to Northern Ireland’s provisions that some conservatives may support.
PA media
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