5th former UK PM David Cameron speaks out against Bill on market

LONDON: David Cameron on Monday became the fifth former UK Prime Minister to speak out against the new controversial market bill that will override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, it was reported.

The Internal Market Bill, which will be formally debated in the House of Commons for the first time on Monday, addresses the Northern Ireland Protocol - the part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement designed to prevent a hard border returning to the island of Ireland, the BBC reported.

The government is expected to win a vote in the Commons later on the next stage of the bill - which is expected at around 10 p.m. on Monday - but it is expected to face more difficulties in later stages, especially when the legislation heads for debate in the Lords.

Addressing the media, Cameron, who called the European Union (EU) referendum in 2016 when he was Prime Minister, said he had "misgivings about what is being proposed".

"Passing an act of Parliament and then going on to break an international treaty obligation is the very, very last thing you should contemplate. It should be the absolute final resort." (IANS)

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