EU begins legal action against the UK over Brexit bill proposal

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the EU will start legal action against Boris Johnson's bid to potentially override parts of the Brexit deal.

Brussels claims the Prime Minister is breaching the "good faith" promise both sides signed up to in the withdrawal agreement struck and passed by parliament last year.

President von der Leyen said given Mr Johnson has "failed" to heed her warning, "infringement proceedings" are being launched.

A government spokesperson said a reply will be sent "in due course".

[maxrobinson]

The EU yet again punishing a country for democratically deciding to leave...

[jackwood]

The term good faith used by the Eu is laughable

[robertoconchin]

I stand with UK with all my heart and sympathy (and I’m Italian..!). Please, please... OUT of this EU even with no-deal...!

[pbob]

Sue the UK in an EU Court? What are we gonna do? Not show up!

[glynmatthews]

this country is going into full gammon overdrive

[tafrog]

This agreement was put in place with good faith !
That the EU would would uphold it's obligation to the UK during Brexit !
THEY DID NOT !!!!
So this negates the good faith on our part of the N Ireland agreement
so we withdrew our good faith .
EU did not do what it said !
But instead put blocks at all parts of the negotiations .

[raymondbewick]

just walk away tell them to get stuffed

[andyj]

The UK should counter sue. EU broke the withdrawal agreement first. They have not negotiated in good faith. They tried to use N Ireland as leverage and it backfired

[lauralishes]

The deal was crap from the start. The whole thing should've been scrapped and started over.

[louiswalker]

Tell them to shove their infringement procedure where the sun don’t shine. The UK’s Internal Market Bill is intended as a fallback in the event of unreasonable behaviour by

the EU regarding NI. (Which would itself force a breach of the GFA).

It does not, in itself, break any international law. In any case, the Internal Market legislation is unlikely to be activated before 1 January 2021, when the EU’s treaties, institutions and ECJ jurisdiction will no longer apply in the UK.

[ripvanwincle]

Just don't give any country in the EU any access to our waters whatsoever.

[jameskrell]

Good will? The EU doesn't know the meaning of the term. Unanimous? Of course it is Germany and France dictates it.

[anntan]

Tell the Eu to get lost we already left the Eu the U k can make their own law they have no right to control Uk once we already left. We dont need a deal with Eu

[masterprogrammer]

Someone enlighten me, what kind of court thinks it can judge over independent nations?

[tomhud]

listen EU we are going to be leaving with a NO DEAL
Goodbye and stay out of our fishing waters.
Saddest part about all of this is the British Media will side with the EU

[stevemurphy]

Dear EU. We have left. Go whistle. Regards, the UK

[Holborovv]

Imagine a Hegomistic organisation going after a country for leaving.... This is why people want to leave the EU.

[samedz]

How about we respond by suing Germany for WW2?

[Tony-lfci]

Should not deal with the devil. They will move the goal posts every time they want more money, tell they to do one and leave with no deal. End of.

[Stringfellow-xodo]

Which court has jurisdiction over sovereign nations and "international law"? What's the name of the penal system that enforces it? And where do I find the book of international law that lists all the laws etc and which countries are bound to it?