The British government intends to pass legislation that would effectively override sections of the Brexit withdrawal agreement that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had himself negotiated.
Amal Clooney has become the highest profile lawyer to quit an official job over her opposition to the British government’s suggestion that it could break international law in the event it fails to agree a trade deal with the European Union.
In a letter on Friday to British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, the human rights lawyer said she is quitting her role as the UK’s special envoy on media freedom over the government’s lamentable suggestion.
She said she was dismayed to learn that the government intends to pass legislation that would effectively override sections of the Brexit withdrawal agreement that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had himself negotiated.
“Although the government has…