Brexit: Brandon Lewis admits government plan to change withdrawal agreement breaks international law – live

Northern Ireland secretary says plan breaks law but there is precedent; Theresa May accuses Boris Johnson of undermining trust in UKUK’s top legal civil servant quits ‘over Brexit deal changes’Leaked EU cables reveal growing mistrust of UK in Brexit talksONS update show UK has had 57,417 coronavirus deathsUK facing ‘big burden’ to prevent second Covid wave, warns minister 1.44pm BST In the Commons Matt Hancock, the health secretary, is making a statement about coronavirus.He says the daily number of people dying is at its lowest level since March. 1.30pm BST Here is the QC and anti-government transparency and accountability campaigner Jolyon Maugham on Brandon Lewis’s comment about the government breaking international law. (See 1.27pm.)"My client only broke the law in a specific and limited way" is amongst the rarer pleas advanced by Counsel in written or oral submissions. https://t.co/2beBwHC7Py Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2020/sep/08/coronavirus-uk-update-politics-live-johnson-chairs-cabinet-following-health-chiefs-people-have-relaxed-too-much-warning #politics #brexit #coronavirus_outbreak #uk_news #matt_hancock #boris_johnson #infectious_diseases #science #health #theresa_may #northern_ireland #european_union #foreign_policy