Everyone should obey the law, UK PM Johnson says after government admission
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10 September, 2020, 05:30 pm
Last modified: 10 September, 2020, 05:31 pm
Asked how he could expect people to obey the law if his government was willing to undermine it, Johnson replied in parliament: "We expect everybody in this country to obey the law"
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends the VJ Day National Remembrance event, held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, Britain August 15, 2020. Photo:Reuters
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he expected all Britons to obey the law after his government admitted that proposed legislation could break international law by overriding parts of a divorce deal agreed with the European Union.
Asked how he could expect people to obey the law if his government was willing to undermine it, Johnson replied in parliament: "We expect everybody in this country to obey the law."
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