UK: Some laws inherited from EU will survive Brexit, disgruntled Conservative wing

British Prime Minister Rishu Sunak leaves his residence at 10 Downing Street, London, April 26, 2023. AP - Kin Cheung

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The post-Brexit United Kingdom had to get rid of 4,000 laws inherited from the European Union this year. It was a campaign promise of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. In the end, only 600 texts should be deleted. A decision that annoys the ranks of the Conservatives.

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With our correspondent in London, Emeline Vin

The right wing of the Conservative Party, the pro-Brexit wing, accuses Rishi Sunak of having seriously broken his word by abandoning the deadline of 31 December to scrap the laws inherited from the European Union. The very conservative group of MEPs ERG (European Research Group) is also calling on the government to reverse its decision. For these elected officials, always quite aggressive towards the public service, the executive bows to the laziness of the administration.

The Secretary of State for Trade, who initiated the decision, ensures that the objective remains the same: to get rid of the influence of Brussels in British legislation. According to Kemi Badenoch, the only thing that changes the method: rather than looking for which laws to keep, the administration must instead establish which ones can be abolished. The minister, who is targeting Downing Street in the medium term, believes that the initial project involved too many uncertainties for British companies.

Many sectors were concerned about the consequences of this "legislative bonfire," as the government calls it. European laws cover sectors as varied as the protection of employees, water quality and animal welfare.

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