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| Brexit: EU starts legal action against UK over Brexit deal | Brexit: EU starts legal action against UK over Brexit deal |
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| The EU has begun legal proceedings against the UK after it refused to ditch plans to override sections of its Brexit divorce deal. | The EU has begun legal proceedings against the UK after it refused to ditch plans to override sections of its Brexit divorce deal. |
| An EU deadline for the government to remove sections of the Internal Market Bill passed on Wednesday. | |
| The "letter of formal notice" could eventually lead to a court case against the UK at the European Court of Justice, the EU's top court. | |
| The UK said it would respond to the letter "in due course". | |
| European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the UK would have until the end of November to respond to the EU's concerns over the draft legislation. | European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the UK would have until the end of November to respond to the EU's concerns over the draft legislation. |
| However, the EU will continue talks over a post-Brexit trade deal in Brussels. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said both sides should "move on" if a deal was not reached by mid-October. | However, the EU will continue talks over a post-Brexit trade deal in Brussels. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said both sides should "move on" if a deal was not reached by mid-October. |
| In a brief statement, Mrs von der Leyen said the bill was a "full contradiction" of previous UK commitments over how a hard border on the island of Ireland should be avoided. | |
| A spokesperson for the UK government said the bill was a necessary "safety net" to protect trade between different parts of the UK. | A spokesperson for the UK government said the bill was a necessary "safety net" to protect trade between different parts of the UK. |
| MPs gave their final backing to the bill earlier this week. However, it will have to be approved by the House of Lords before it becomes law. | |
| In a bid to head off a potential rebellion from Tory backbenchers, ministers have granted the Commons a say before powers to override the Brexit divorce deal could be used. | |
| The letter sent to the UK is the first stage in the process the Commission uses against countries it believes have broken EU law. | |
| It can end with the Commission taking governments to court at the European Court of Justice. | |
| However, most cases are settled before then - and it can take many years for a case to move through the court. |