Brexit talks on brink as UK rejects EU call to drop law-breaking plan

Gove says UK will not withdraw legislation that Brussels says may trigger sanctions

Brexit talks appear to be on the brink of collapse after the UK rejected the EU's demand that it withdraw legislation that would enable it to breach the withdrawal agreement.

Brussels has given Boris Johnson's government three weeks to drop plans to break international law or face financial or trade sanctions, as EU lawyers ruled that Britain has already breached the withdrawal agreement by tabling the internal market bill.