Brexit news – live: EU says Boris Johnson's plans to rip up agreement risk peace on Ireland and will lead to no-deal, as Labour warns PM playing 'dangerous game'

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Brexit briefing: How long until the end of the transition period?

The EU has warned Boris Johnson that plans to rip-up the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement will risk peace in Ireland and lead to a no-deal outcome from trade talks.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, told the UK government that the agreement, which was ratified by the UK last year, was “an obligation under international law”.

It came as Labour said the prime minister was “playing a dangerous game in Northern Ireland” and risking the UK’s international standing.

Here are the day’s events as they happened:

Key Points

• EU warns plan to tear up agreement risks 'peace' in Ireland
• UK ‘will walk out of Brexit trade talks’ if no deal by mid-October
• Anger over reported plans to rip-up Withdrawal Agreement

[7 September 2020 17:00 · Vincent Wood]

Government looks to prioritise school children over holidaymakers with testing

The government is keen to prioritise testing for those impacted by a return to education over those coming back from holiday, Grant Shapps has said:

Labour MP Matt Western suggested all returning travellers should be tested seven days after they return from overseas.

Responding in the Commons, Grant Shapps said: "Schools have gone back, universities have gone back, pressure on testing is very real at this particular moment in time.

"I am not sure that we should be prioritising holidaymakers returning in the testing system over, for example, children going back to school."

[7 September 2020 17:18 · Vincent Wood]

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