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Sep 2020
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The Internal Market Bill makes it through second reading relatively easily despite criticism from senior Conservatives.

Henry Smith, Conservative MP for Crawley, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Roger Hearing and Sebastian Salek why the EU has compelled Britain to renege on the withdrawal agreement and break international law.

So could we be heading for another courtroom showdown? Michael Dougan, professor of European law at the University of Liverpool, explains why it might not be so straightforward, and what could happen instead.

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