EU launches legal action against UK over Internal Market Bill

European Commission gives Boris Johnson until end of October to respond

Ursula von der Leyen
 
(Image credit: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images)

The EU Commission has confirmed that it will launch legal action against the UK’s attempt to override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

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