Brexit LIVE: Bitter Tory rebels plot to scupper Boris’s master plan to override EU deal

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The government announced last month plans to introduce new legislation to rip up parts of the hated deal, such as removing checks on goods travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland. The Protocol-busting Bill had been scheduled for today but has been delayed due to turbulence within the Conservative Party. But the plans have hit more problems, PoliticsHome has reportedly seen correspondence from “a senior figure advising the government on legal matters” arguing the plan would be a breach of international law — in contrast to government claims. Meanwhile, senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has instead suggested that Britain rejoins the EU single market.Mr Ellwood said that this would help ease the cost-of-living crisis and resolve “the difficult question on the Northern Ireland Protocol”.

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    Brexit has caused anger among Britons in the EU, with some branding it a “shit show”. 

    A survey of 1,328 British nationals across the continent was undertaken by Lancaster and Birmingham Universities. Many Britons in Europe expressed concerns over their loss of free movement and voting rights.

    Asked whether their past or future migration plans had been affected by Brexit, 27 percent of respondents said it had affected them a great deal, and 14 percent a lot.

    One respondent said: “I moved to France in 2020 in order to protect my right to live and work in France post-Brexit. My migration is 100 per cent a result of Brexit.”

    Other responses included damning verdicts such as “deep shame”, “disappointment”, “a s***show”, “embarrassed to be British”, “shambolic”, and “like watching a house on fire”.

    Bitter Tory rebels plot to scupper Boris’s master plan to override EU deal

    Tory rebels are plotting to scupper Boris Johnson’s plan to override parts of the Northern Ireland protocol.

    The government announced last month plans to introduce new legislation to rip up parts of the hated deal, such as removing checks on goods travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland.

    The Protocol-busting Bill had been scheduled for today but has been delayed due to turbulence within the Conservative Party.

    But the plans have hit more problems, PoliticsHome has reportedly seen correspondence from “a senior figure advising the government on legal matters” arguing the plan would be a breach of international law — in contrast to government claims.

    Meanwhile, senior Tory MP Tobias Ellwood has instead suggested that Britain rejoins the EU single market.

    Mr Ellwood said that this would help ease the cost-of-living crisis and resolve “the difficult question on the Northern Ireland Protocol”.

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