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UK minister says ‘there is a way through’ on Brexit bill in parliament

  • 16 Sep 2020
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Robert Buckland arrives for a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Britain.

Britain’s justice secretary said on Wednesday he saw a way through parliament for Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Internal Market Bill.

“I believe there is a way through,” Robert Buckland told the BBC when asked about negotiations with rebels in parliament over the bill, adding that London wanted a deal with the EU.

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“In terms of shared understanding, I have already seen quite a difference,” he said when asked about a possible compromise in parliament.

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