Trade Deal at Risk as EU Says UK Must Honor Brexit Agreement

Trade Deal at Risk as EU Says UK Must Honor Brexit Agreement
EU Chief negotiator Michel Barnier , second from left, arrives with his team at the Westminster Conference Center in London, on Sept. 9, 2020. Alberto Pezzali/ AP Photo
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LONDON—Prospects of a trade deal between Britain and the European Union appeared to dim on Wednesday, with the EU saying that even the smallest UK breach of the Brexit withdrawal treaty would undermine what little trust is left between the two sides.

The warning came as Britain pushed ahead with legislation that it admits breaks international law by overriding parts of the legally binding withdrawal agreement that both Britain and the EU signed up to.