6 Dec 2018

Brexit legal advice not an easy read

From Nine To Noon, 9:51 am on 6 December 2018

The British Prime Minister's Brexit backstop plan risks a "stalemate" and "protracted rounds of negotiations" with the EU, the full legal advice reveals.

Ministers were forced to publish Attorney General's full advice after ministers were found to be in contempt of Parliament on Tuesday for providing only a legal overview earlier this week. UK correspondent, Matt Dathan unpicks another tricky week for Theresa May.

File photo taken on June 28, 2016. A  man waves both a Union flag and a European Union (EU) flag outside The Houses of Parliament at an anti-Brexit protest in central London.

Photo: AFP