Tory leadership candidate says all retained EU law will be reviewed and scrapped by 2023 if it does not help the UK economy
have been questioned by legal experts, who warned such a move would lead to greater trade barriers with the EU.
Ms Truss said that, if elected, she would set a “sunset” deadline for every piece of EU-derived business regulation and assess whether it stimulates domestic growth or investment by the end of 2023. Questions have also been raised over the feasibility of combing through more than 2,000 pieces of legislation in under a-year-and-a-half while the Civil Service faces cutbacks., the Cabinet Office minister responsible for “Brexit opportunities”, to axe all remaining EU laws by June 2026 were met with criticism for this reason.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Truss pledges to review all EU laws as Sunak vows to tackle NHS backlogRishi Sunak and Liz Truss have both made promises to the British public, with Ms Truss pledging to review all EU laws retained in the UK and Mr Sunak promising to tackle the NHS backlog.
Read more »
UK and EU ‘urgently’ need to agree emergency energy plan, say Lords\n\t\t\tGet local insights from Lisbon to Moscow with an unrivalled network of journalists across Europe,\n\t\t\texpert analysis, our dedicated ‘Brussels Briefing’ newsletter. Customise your myFT page to track\n\t\t\tthe countries of your choice.\n\t\t
Read more »
Covid-19: UK Inquiry team to hear from Northern Ireland publicThe UK Covid19 Inquiry team will visit Northern Ireland to hear first-hand evidence from the public about their experiences during the pandemic.
Read more »
Scottish cities bottom of UK fitness table with Perth named Scotland's 'fittest'Edinburgh finished bottom of the UK-wide list.
Read more »
Met Office says UK could see heatwaves over 40C happen 'every three years'The Met Office's chief scientist says the country will need to adapt to these extreme weather events.
Read more »
UK Government needs to act on soaring inflation says ex-PM Gordon BrownAs the Office for National Statistics announces that inflation has hit 9.4% the former Prime Minister, together with social policy expert Donald Hirsch, says that more action is needed to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
Read more »