{"id":4688,"date":"2020-09-21T15:24:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2020\/09\/21\/manchester-mps-criticise-boris-johnson-breaking-international-law-post-brexit-bill\/"},"modified":"2020-09-21T15:24:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:24:45","slug":"manchester-mps-criticise-boris-johnson-breaking-international-law-post-brexit-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/manchester-mps-criticise-boris-johnson-breaking-international-law-post-brexit-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester MPs criticise Boris Johnson for &#8216;breaking international law&#8217; with post-Brexit bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Politicans from across Manchester&nbsp;have joined former Prime Ministers in speaking out&nbsp;against Boris Johnson\u2019s&nbsp;\u201cPost-Brexit Bill\u201d, which critics say breaks international law.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester MPs&nbsp;have expressed their disdain for the bill, which passed its second reading in the House of Commons last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Smith, Labour MP for Manchester Withington, <a href=\"https:\/\/jeffsmithmp.com\/2020\/09\/14\/statement-on-the-internal-market-bill\/\">voiced his opposition<\/a>, stating the Bill &#8220;would damage our country\u2019s international reputation and put the integrity of the Union at risk&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Afzal Khan, Labour&nbsp;MP for Manchester Gorton, also criticised the Prime Minister,&nbsp;branding&nbsp;the Conservative Government &#8220;reckless&#8221;&nbsp;for &#8220;breaking international law&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Last night I voted against the Internal Market Bill &amp; this reckless Conservative Government.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tThe Tories, however, decided to break international law. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VLss06133B\">https:\/\/t.co\/VLss06133B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\u2014 Afzal Khan MP (@Afzal4Gorton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Afzal4Gorton\/status\/1305811696016150528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Khan and Smith have joined a growing number of prominent politicians across the political spectrum opposing the Prime Minister&#8217;s move.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/edition\/news\/john-major-and-tony-blair-johnson-must-drop-shameful-brexit-bill-or-be-forced-to-by-mps-cd9tkbfl3\">Writing in the Sunday Times<\/a>, former Prime Ministers John Major and Tony Blair believed the government\u2019s handling of the crisis&nbsp;was &#8220;wrong in principle and dangerous in practice&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other former Conservative and Labour leaders such as David Cameron, Theresa May and Gordon Brown have also publicly condemned the Prime Minister\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;post-Brexit bill&#8217;&nbsp;controversy comes amid intense negotiations between Westminster and Brussels, as the two sides attempt to strike a trade deal before the UK&#8217;s&nbsp;transition period ends on December 31<sup>st<\/sup>. 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