European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, tweets her response
Very concerned about announcements from the British government on its intentions to breach the Withdrawal Agreement. This would break international law and undermines trust. Pacta sunt servanda = the foundation of prosperous future relations.

The first of the EU responses is coming in
– Still expects Brexit withdrawal agreement to be fully respected
– Best course of action is to call as quickly as possible an extraordinary meeting to get the reassurances needed following UK legislation
For some background, Šefčovič is the European Commission vice president of interinstitutional relations and foresight. I

Comments by UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, in parliament
– A border down the Irish Sea would hurt UK interests
The pound is dribbling lower as traders are digesting the headlines, with cable now down to a session low of 1.2900. I would argue that the EU response is very much the key factor now, as the

Reuters reports, citing a copy of the UK internal market bill
– Ministers may make provision about the application of exit procedures to goods, or a description of goods, when moving from Northern Ireland to Great Britain
Essentially, it is as what has been reported before but just that this is confirmation that under the bill, UK

Reuters reports, citing a copy of the UK internal market bill