UK drawing up post-Brexit sanctions plan - BBC

BBC reporting latest Brexit headlines, citing that the UK is urgently drawing up new laws that will enable it to continue imposing sanctions on foreign countries after Brexit.

Key Quotes:

“The official consultation over the new laws began last Friday only hours before the pre-election ban on announcing new legislation - known as purdah - came into force.”

“It will be rushed through in just nine weeks so a new bill can be put to parliament as soon as possible after the general election in June.”

“The new laws will allow the UK for the first time to impose substantial sanctions on another country's trade by itself.”