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Labour must take back control of Brexit for the benefit of Britain

by Stella Creasy MP, Chair- Labour Movement for Europe. 

This article was originally published on Labourlist here. 

Click here for a suggested letter to your MP about this Bill here! 

The EU Retained Law Bill rips up rights and rules upon which Britain has relied for decades. It not only deletes thousands of pieces of legislation, with no guarantee of any alternative, it enshrines in law the Conservative dogma that regulation is always anti-business, and breaks promises that Brexit would allow the UK to “go beyond” EU law, by preventing Ministers from replacing EU legislation with anything that offers more rights and protections.

This will affect over 300 different policy areas - from the rules around sports on television, to environmental protections, consumer rights and employment protections as well as airline safety rules. The Bill also gives Ministers powers to do this all at once, without consulting anybody, and to avoid parliamentary scrutiny of any replacements causing further chaos for millions. You can find here a link to a suggested letter to your MP about this issue asking them to oppose this legislation. 

On Tuesday 25th October Parliament will debate Liz Truss's Brexit legislation which will delete thousands of laws overnight- The EU Retained Law bill uses brexit to abolish laws protecting 50% of your pension if your employer goes bust, requirements major sporting events free to watch and compensation for delayed flights. Watch our Chair Stella Creasy MP challenge the Prime Minister on how this is in the national interest here: 

Prime Ministers Questions Wednesday 19th October

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