'It's his mess. It's his failure.' Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband said Boris Johnson was “warned for months about the way the protocol would work”, adding that it is time for the prime minister 'to take responsibility'. More on this story:
, responded to Mr Johnson, saying the questions around the bill went to the"heart of who we are as a country", adding Labour will not be supporting the legislation.the Conservative voices criticising the bill, which Mr Johnson described as a"safety net" and an"insurance policy".
Ian Blackford, the SNP's Westminster leader, said the government has plunged"into ever-deeper chaos and disgrace" and has been"verbally slaughtered by a Brexiteer" over the Internal Market Bill. "This is about a bill that breaches the terms of a treaty where the ink is barely dry," he said, urging Conservative MPs to vote against the government.
Meanwhile more Tory former cabinet ministers, including Sajid Javid and Jeremy Wright QC, came out to say they would not vote for the government. Conservative backbencher Bob Neil said the government's plan was"needless, egregious and potentially damaging", adding it was"not something any country should do".
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