Has Buckland broken his duty to respect the rule of law?

Or does a challenger have the wrong target in his sights?

A leading scientist is preparing to launch legal action against the lord chancellor over the UK Internal Market Bill, which was given its second reading in the House of Lords this week despite a “motion of regret” carried by 395 votes to 169.

Ministers accept that the bill breaches international law “in a very specific and limited way”.

Joshua Silver, a …