The UK government has threatened to overrule the Brexit withdrawal agreement which committed it to keeping the border open. The UK is set to end its transition period on December 31 and could still leave without a deal. "The idea of having a border north and south once again being closed is just not right, we've just got to keep the border open." Mr Biden discussed Brexit with Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier in November during one of his first phone calls to other world leaders as president-elect, warning him Brexit must not jeopardise the Northern Ireland peace process. The Internal Market Bill is designed to enable goods and services to flow freely across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after 1 January - when the post-Brexit transition period runs out.

Source: Daily Mirror November 25, 2020 03:33 UTC