[Sephiroth]

My understanding is that the Guvmin's planned legislation is intended to allow the UK to alter its implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement in the event of a no deal scenario.

No doubt the legal analysis by pundits will emerge, but my take on this is that the WA was in part founded on the assumption that a trade deal would follow the transition period and should that not happen, then the UK would not be tied to certain parts of the WA.


What really tickles me here is the distraction this will cause within the higher EU echelons. It's a master stroke by the Guvmin.

Remainers, like Hugh, will/have bleat/ed that if we break a treaty, who else will trust us with a trade deal. That is extremely naive; the world is watching the drama of the Brexit negotiations and fully understand that the EU is trying to eat the UK's cake whilst accusing the UK of the reverse. Diplomacy will also smooth things out with our other partners. The outrage that the Remainers will display will also be amusing and provide much entertainment.