To political pressure. Well be speaking to them in the programme. File not to bow to political pressure. There have been many dramatic moments in the brexit story. There was another one today. This is the Northern Ireland secretary brandon lewis. Yes, this does break International Law in a very specific and limited way. We are taking the power to disapply the eu law concept of direct effect, required by article four in a certain very tightly defined circumstance. So breaking the law but in narrow circumstances. The uk government argument is that this proposed change to the Northern Ireland protocol is a back up in case the uk and the eu fail to cut a new trade deal a so called no deal brexit. But the protocol was specifically drawn up in case these talks went wrong. Peter foster from the Financial Times broke this story on sunday. Here he is today. Borisjohnsons predecessor as Prime Minister theresa may has also go involved. This was in parliament earlier. The United Kingdom government
Big surprise coming up. Today, Drug Companies have vowed not to bow to political pressure. Well hear from them. There have been many dramatic moments in the brexit story. There was another one today. The uk government has confirmed its walking back some of the commitments it made in last years Withdrawal Agreement, specifically on the issue of the commitments it made in last years Withdrawal Agreement with the eu specifically on the issue of Northern Ireland. This is the Northern Ireland secretary brandon lewis. Yes, this does break International Law in a very specific and limited way. We are taking the power to disapply the eu law concept of direct effect, required by article four in a certain very tightly defined circumstance. So breaking the law but in narrow circumstances. The uk government argument is that this proposed change to the Northern Ireland protocol is a back up in case the uk and the eu fail to cut a new trade deal a so called no deal brexit. But the protocol was specif
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