Michel's ire was raised when Johnson said he would contemplate breaking an agreement he himself signed with the EU
The Internal Market Bill underscores the limitations of UK's EU exit
The British government unveiled draft legislation last week which it acknowledges would violate its international legal obligations
"It's a protection, it's a safety net, it's an insurance policy and it's a very sensible measure," he said
The main opposition Labour party as well as Scottish nationalists and Liberal Democrats are firmly against rescinding international pledges
Johnson government says it is committed to withdrawal of agreement and the protocol relating to Northern Ireland
David Frost and EU negotiator Michel Barnier are due to meet in London on Tuesday for the eighth round of negotiations since Britain left the now 27-nation bloc on January 31
UK left the EU on Jan 31, turning its back after 47 years on the post-World War Two project that sought to build the ruined nations of Europe into a global power
The latest round of talks ended on July 23 when both sides said there is still some way to go to reach a future trading relationship
The two sides have been working to agree a trade deal ahead of that period expiring at the end of the year
Britain formally left the European Union at the end of January but a transition period is in effect until Dec. 31, during which time little changes
Following is the chronology of Brexit as the UK leaves the European Union, more than three and a half years since the country voted for it in a referendum in 2016
Leading trade organisations and Indian entrepreneurs see this as an exciting time for the India-UK trade and economic partnership to be taken to a new level
Britain's 47-year membership of the bloc will end on the stroke of 2300 GMT -- midnight Brussels time, three and a half years after a shock referendum vote to leave
Analysts said the lower utilisation of its UK plant due to Brexit would lead to higher production cost for each unit and squeezing its margins
The fishing row shows how just one small industry - which plays a tiny economic role but has outsize political influence - can undo Britain's ambitions of landing a wider deal
India's second and third-largest markets for outbound IT services, which stood at $136 billion in 2018-19, according to Nasscom
The vote at the parliament in Brussels, which came after an emotional debate, was passed by 621 to 49
"I'm quite optimistic. I think the prime minister and the president have a very good relationship," Mnuchin told an audience at the Chatham House think tank in London
'Today I have signed the Withdrawal Agreement for the UK to leave the EU on January 31st, honouring the democratic mandate of the British people,' Johnson said