Brexit Negotiators Put Row Over Johnson Law-Breaking to One Side
- EU likely to pursue legal action, but negotiations to continue
- Both sides express some optimism ahead of next week’s talks
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European Union negotiators have agreed not to allow their opposition to Boris Johnson’s plan to break international law distract them from trying to secure a deal over the bloc’s relationship with the U.K. after Brexit.
The prime minister’s explosive proposal to rewrite the Withdrawal Agreement he signed eight months ago had threatened to derail any attempt to secure an EU-U.K. trade deal. The bloc has given Johnson until the end of the month to back down or face legal action.