The pound is still weaker against the euro and the dollar this morning as worries over Brexit continue. The eighth round of talks between the UK and EU started in London yesterday after tensions increased over the weekend.
A government minister said yesterday that a new bill to amend the Withdrawal Agreement will “break international law”. Legislation which could be brought forward by the government attempts to re-write parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, which was negotiated and agreed upon last year. The UK Internal Market Bill could affect post-Brexit customs and trade rules in Northern Ireland.
The UK’s top legal civil servant resigned over these changes to the Brexit deal yesterday.
Meanwhile, in coronavirus news, the Prime Minister will announce today that social gatherings of more than six people will be banned in England from Monday.
