The UK has ditched plans for a Brexit "bonfire" of retained EU law, with Rishi Sunak being accused of breaking his promises by a former Cabinet minister.
We have reached a watershed moment in the long Brexit saga. The government’s U-turn this week on the Great Repeal Bill has laid bare the great elephant-sized conundrum that has always been at the heart of Brexit: identifying any significant EU laws that were both holding Britain back and can be ditched without damaging our own economy.
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.
'Bonfire of Rights' Bill will unleash chaos
18/01/2023
Today, MPs will debate and vote on the Retained EU Law Bill which if passed, could endanger thousands of rights and protections in the UK.
Post-Brexit regulation doesn’t match new EU rules to tackle ocean pollution, despite UK being Europe’s largest plastic waste producer.
A university report has rubbished claims that the UK is ‘taking back control’ by exiting the European Union after concluding that Brexit has resulted in ‘minimum freedom for maximum hassle’.
Online shopping giant Amazon sent shockwaves through the British payments community on Wednesday November 17 by announcing that Visa credit card payments will not be accepted by its platform after Wednesday January 19.
‘Potential consequences are deeply alarming’, says Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
The UK should implement new EU medical device regulation into legislation post Brexit transition - Poll
29/03/2021
The new European Union (EU) Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR) are due to be implemented across the EU from May 2021.
BORIS Johnson’s “Brexit Freedoms” Bill poses a direct threat to the powers of the Scottish Parliament, the deputy first minister has warned.
The system for checks on agri-foods at Northern Ireland's sea ports is "not fit for purpose", according to an audit carried out by the European Commission.
The government’s “Brexit freedoms bill” could see all legal protections from pesticides abolished, wildlife campaigners have warned, putting insects, wildlife and human health in danger.
The government has said it could use its new Brexit "freedoms" to ditch planned EU car safety regulations. / Package of measures aimed to reduce head injuries and pedestrian deaths.
The UK’s obsession with regulation autonomy has “strong implications", Luisa Santos said.
Fears of ‘bonfire’ of EU laws behind parliament’s back under new plans to seize ‘Brexit freedoms’
31/01/2022
A bonfire of EU laws on everything from data privacy to road standards will be forced through behind parliament’s back under new plans to seize “Brexit freedoms”, it is feared.
From Brexit to Regrexit [9 mins]
10/01/2023
Almost three years after the United Kingdom's formal departure from the European Union, voters are turning sour on the 2016 decision to leave. A recent poll showed that 57% of voters view the departure from the EU as a mistake compared to the 52% who voted for the original Brexit referendum. So what changed?
The UK Chancellor said the Treasury would not lend support to manufacturers that favour EU rules.
Brexit: who is really “taking back control”?
11/11/2022
Under the government's Brexit plans, thousands of laws and regulations are to be scrapped or rewritten by ministers with no proper scrutiny.
‘Prepare for the worst’ EU officials tell business after Sajid Javid’s FT interview.
EU commissioner says UK was instrumental in developing many of the EU’s rules.
The Chancellor has warned there will be no alignment with EU regulations after Brexit - despite a pledge being made in the North East by Boris Johnson that standards would be protected.
Campaigners say next government must clamp down to avoid risks to human health.
Almost six out of 10 people in the North do not support principle of UK leaving EU.
Michel Barnier also accused Boris Johnson’s government of rowing back on commitments made in writing by Britain at the point before exit.