In New Brexit Turmoil, UK May Break Law in ‘Limited Way’

In New Brexit Turmoil, UK May Break Law in ‘Limited Way’
European Union and British flags flutter in front of a chancellery ahead of a visit of British Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin, Germany, on Apr. 9, 2019. Hannibal Hanschke/ Reuters
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LONDON—Britain headed into a fresh round of Brexit trade talks on Tuesday acknowledging it could break international law but only in a “limited way” after reports it may undercut its divorce treaty with the European Union.

As the pound fell sharply on fears of a no-deal exit, the government’s legal department head quit in disagreement with a plan to overwrite parts of the Withdrawal Agreement treaty signed in January.