The United Kingdom cannot “unilaterally change” the content of the withdrawal agreement that has been negotiated “line by line for 3 years”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reacted on Wednesday, 2 days after the UK Parliament gave its first green light to the UK’s Internal Market Bill containing provisions that violate the Northern Ireland Protocol (see EUROPE B12560A21).
“It is a matter of law, trust and good faith”, she said, quoting former British...