BREAKING: MPs have voted in favour of Boris Johnson's controversial Brexit legislation, the UK Internal Market Bill, which ministers have admitted could lead to the UK breaching international law. More on this story here:
And his promise to give MPs a vote before any of the bill's powers are used ensured the safe passage of the bill's third reading on Tuesday night.
The government has argued the bill is"critical" to ensuring the unfettered access for goods from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK after the end of the Brexit transition period, and to protect the Good Friday Agreement. He described those parts of the legislation that would allow the UK to override its Withdrawal Agreement with the EU as a"legal safety net" in case London and Brussels do not agree on how to implement the provisions for Northern Ireland in the agreement, which is known as the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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