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Opposition to the retained EU law bill is mounting, as the government discovers the importance and popularity of EU law.
Why Rees-Mogg’s bill to sunset EU laws is so inflammatory and what you can do about it.
Boris Johnson's Brexit bill one step away from being finalised after completing passage through parliament
22/01/2020
Hard-fought EU withdrawal legislation now needs only Royal Assent to become law, clearing path for Brexit on 31 January.
Boris Johnson's Brexit timetable does not give enough time for full trade agreement, Michel Barnier says
09/01/2020
Chief negotiator sets out red lines for ‘basic agreement’ and says UK will have to agree to ‘level playing field’ if it wants access to European markets.
Brussels rules out 'mutual recognition' of regulations between EU and UK ahead of talks.
Boris Johnson's push to diverge from EU regulations lacks public support, polling expert says
04/02/2020
'Our perceptions as consumers is one where it is not as clear that the mood to diverge and certainly to de-regulate is perhaps as strong as the impression the government seem to be giving'
Border checks between Scotland, England and Wales could be required because of varying food standards after Brexit, academics have warned.
What is the single market and why does it matter in talks about Brexit?
Animal health bodies have welcomed the government’s U-turn on its plans for scrapping swathes of retained EU legislation, which could have wiped out 44 animal welfare laws.
Brexit bonfire of EU laws could let water companies conceal sewage discharges, campaigners warn
14/03/2023
The Environmental Information Regulation allows the public to demand data from private water companies, but it is at risk of being scrapped by the Government.
Rishi Sunak plans to rip up remaining EU laws by the end of the year left on the statute book after Brexit - but experts worry that any relaxation in seatbelt rules will discourage people from wearing them.
Campaigners say next government must clamp down to avoid risks to human health.
Brexit deal: Sunak says Northern Ireland in ‘unbelievably special position’ with access to both UK AND EU markets
28/02/2023
Rishi Sunak insisted that his new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland addressed the concerns of unionists despite the “small and limited” role for European Union law and its court – while giving Belfast an “unbelievably special position”.
The UK’s obsession with regulation autonomy has “strong implications", Luisa Santos said.
Rishi Sunak is facing a backlash from Tory Brexiteers after ditching a promise to complete a “bonfire” of remaining EU-era laws by the end of the year.
The OBR forecast that Brexit would cost the UK economy 4% of GDP now looks ridiculously optimistic as the damage mounts.
Brexit law bonfire could cost put environment at risk and cost tens of billions of pounds, nature groups warn
19/01/2023
Nature organisations have hit out at legislation that they say could lead to the loss of important environmental protections and cost the UK tens of billions of pounds.
The UK's Environment Information Regulations have enabled researchers and campaigners to force water firms to publish data on river pollution, but they may be scrapped as part of the Brexit process.
June Mummery said EU rules would still apply to Britain but that it would have no say.
One potential disruption from the UK’s Brexit from the European Union was definitively averted this week with the nation’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announcement that it will adopt the European Aviation Safety Agency’s standards for certifying next generation electric takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Brexit trade talks: What the future flashpoints will be in the negotiations with Brussels, from security to fish
09/01/2020
The EU will look to gain the upper hand in the sequencing of the trade talks.
Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 9
17/11/2023
Your weekly update from the Brexit ‘downside bunker’, chronicling the downsides, and occasional upsides, of Brexit.