The Bill will formally repeal the European
Communities Act which took us into the EU and handed all those powers to EU
courts forty five years ago. It will be a major step towards
re-establishing the UK as an independent, self-governing country free to make
its own laws again.
The Bill will also place residual regulations onto a
legitimate UK legal footing in order to provide clarity and continuity as we
leave the EU. This will ensure that the UK has a functioning statute book when
it leaves, and will minimise disruption to businesses and individuals. However,
Parliament will be free to keep, amend and repeal laws as it sees fit after
this date.
There have been tensions in the most recent phase of the
negotiations with the EU but David Davis is right to resist demands from the EU
for a huge cash gift as we leave. The UK always fulfils its international
obligations but these must be lawful. The EU has failed to demonstrate
any legal basis for its demands to date and its attempt to ignore important
discussions on a future partnership until we agree to give them money makes no
sense for the EU who depend on the UK market. At some point, common sense
should prevail.
The Prime Minister has been clear that she wants us to put
in place a close partnership with the EU based on friendship and cooperation.
Our future relationship with the EU will include co-operating with our European
partners in the fight against crime and terrorism. We will also collaborate on
initiatives in areas such as science, research and technology. Progress
has been made in a lot of areas. The important thing is that we stay
focused on the prize of leaving the EU and becoming independent again but work
hard to leave on friendly and amicable terms.
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