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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sam Blewett

Ministers ditch promised end-of-year ‘bonfire’ of remaining EU law

PA Wire

The government has announced a major climbdown over its Brexit plans to remove EU laws from British statute books by the end of the year.

The EU Retained Law Bill currently going through parliament was due to automatically delete any European legislation at the end of 2023 – unless it was explicitly chosen to be saved.

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