Bonfire of EU laws watered down to just 800 after meeting of Brexit MPs
by Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6B85Z)
Sources confirm government's climbdown on legislation that originally aimed to scrap 4,000 statutes by the end of 2023
The government is to ditch plans to scrap up to 4,000 EU laws by the end of the year after a private meeting with Brexiter MPs.
It now aims to remove just 800 statutes and regulations instead of 3,700 laws it had lined up for a bonfire of EU law in December, threatening everything from passenger rights to compensation for cancelled flights, to equality employment law and environmental standards and protections.
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