The Internal Market Bill passed the Commons yesterday and is now on its way to the Lords. How did the Tories mark the passing of a bill that breaks international law? By suggesting the the opposition “sides with the EU” and getting a dig in at the SNP too. Bizarre (or maybe desperate).
In other news, cars (and other things made in the UK) will not qualify for zero-tariff trade, if they contain more than a given percentage of parts from other countries (Japan and Turkey are being used as examples, as is a figure of 50% of parts). Many of the key components of cars made in factories in the UK are sourced from outside Europe, and so they will attract tariffs if built in the UK and then exported from the UK to the EU.
We’re apparently offering a concession on fishing as part a a Brexit sweetener.