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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Toby Helm, Political Editor

Britain faces chaos if it scraps EU laws, warns ex-Whitehall legal boss

Thousands of pro-European supporters in London yesterday
Thousands of pro-European supporters in London yesterday. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock

Tory plans to scrap most EU laws by the end of 2023, to show that Brexit is being delivered, risk causing untold legal chaos and yet more damage to British businesses, according to the former head of the government’s legal service.

With the country still reeling from the effects of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-budget, ministers are facing mounting opposition from business groups, environmentalists, legal experts, unions and opposition parties to what is being described as another dangerous, ideologically driven experiment by pro-Brexit Tory rightwingers.

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