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The European Union (EU) held off launching legal action immediately against the UK over Boris Johnson’s plan to rewrite parts of the Brexit divorce deal, saying it is still considering its next move.
The bloc had given the UK until October 31 to respond to its demand to withdraw parts of the Internal Market Bill that breach the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Johnson struck with the EU last year. A Downing Street spokesman said the UK hadn’t replied to the request.
The bloc is now deciding whether to issue a “reasoned opinion,†European Commission spokesman Daniel Ferrie told reporters in Brussels. That would indicate the bloc has concluded that the UK broke the law and would give the British a last chance to comply before the matter went to court.
The legislation had threatened to sour relations between the UK and EU and put a trade deal between the two sides in jeopardy. But with talks over an accord progressing, people close to both sides of the
negotiations have played down the threat.