Why Boris Johnson’s Britain Is Turning ‘Rogue State’ Over Brexit

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Boris Johnson has risked a chaotic and bitter separation from the European Union by tearing up sections of the Brexit deal he secured less than a year ago. The U.K. prime minister’s dramatic move to introduce legislation that could override parts of the divorce agreement has raised the stakes during talks to thrash out a trade deal between the two sides. Critics, including all five living ex-U.K. prime ministers, say the law will damage the U.K.’s standing in other international disputes, including with China over Hong Kong’s national security law. One lawmaker said the legislation risked turning Britain into a “rogue state.”