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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to hurl scathing criticism, but his plan to break an EU treaty and change Northern Ireland’s special trade status keeps moving forward.
Indeed, Johnson has lashed out at the European Union after his bill cleared the first hurdle, despite some rebels from the Conservative Party.
In Brussels, EU officials rejected claims by the UK prime minister that the move was necessary because the bloc had refused to remove a “revolver from the table” in ongoing trade talks.
Johnson had won the so-called second-reading parliamentary vote on Internal Market Bill 340-263.
He said the EU wanted to block food imports into the north from England, Scotland and Wales. Brussels officials said the accusation “was unfounded.”
A devastating amendment, which would have removed the Northern Ireland provisions, was also rejected late Monday night.
There will be more parliamentary skirmishes in London, which will embarrass Johnson, but opponents admit he has the numbers to push the measure to the lower House of Commons.
After that, the House of Lords will become the center of attention and many in Brussels believe the measure could face an embarrassing delay there.
Irish Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly said the level of opposition, with the five prime ministers who preceded Johnson out loud, means the law may not be passed in time for the Kingdom rule’s year-end deadline. United.
Meanwhile, normal business resumed in Brussels with the conclusion of a video summit between EU leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Tomorrow, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her State of the Union address in the European Parliament and will also announce even more ambitious carbon reduction targets.
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