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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Sam Blewett

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

Ministers have ditched their promise to complete a post-Brexit “bonfire” of remaining EU-era laws by the end of the year.

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch said on Wednesday around 600 laws would be revoked under their planned legislation rather than the 4,000 pledged, insisting it is “about more than a race to a deadline”.

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