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Significance
The scope of the bill -- which could enable London to remove the role of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) and end the application of EU rules to value-added tax (VAT) and competition in Northern Ireland -- underscores the extent to which the UK government has allowed hardline Eurosceptics to dictate policy.
Impacts
Out of the potential candidates to replace Boris Johnson, Liz Truss is building herself up to be the hardest-line on EU relations.
Recent history suggests Johnson will discard DUP concerns about the Protocol if an agreement with the EU suits his political interests.
Even if a trade war does not happen, the poor state of EU-UK relations threatens to dampen investment and increase economic uncertainty.
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