Sunak tears up 1,700 pages of EU laws

Sunak and von der Leyen speak on NI protocol deal

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Rishi Sunak has hailed his Brexit deal for “taking back control” and removing thousands of pages of EU laws. The Prime Minister today finalised the “Windsor Framework” on post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland during a summit with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Speaking in this Commons this evening, Mr Sunak told MPs: “Fundamentally the protocol meant the EU could impose new laws on the people of Northern Ireland without them having a say.

“I know some members of this House whose voices I deeply respect say that EU laws should have no role whatsoever in Northern Ireland. I understand that view, I’m sympathetic to it.

“But for as long as the people of Northern Ireland continue to support their businesses having privileged access to the single market and if we want to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland as we all do then there will be some role for EU law.

“So the question is what is the absolute minimum amount necessary to avoid a hard border?

“Today’s agreement scraps 1,700 pages of EU law.

“The amount of EU law that applies in Northern Ireland is less than three percent.”

The PM added that the new “Stormont brake” giving the UK a veto over EU law in Northern Ireland “puts beyond all doubt that we have now taken back control”.

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