No. It is that approach—talking about it in the hon. Lady’s terms—that creates the uncertainty. It is a perfectly reasonable thing for the United Kingdom to re-examine all the retained EU law that we inherited and decide which bits are for us to keep, which bits are worth scrapping, and which bits are worth amending. That is entirely the appropriate course of action for a sovereign nation, and in doing that, we can provide benefits to families, businesses and communities across the United Kingdom. That is what this Government will deliver.
Northern Ireland Protocol
Proceeding contribution from
Rishi Sunak
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 February 2023.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Northern Ireland Protocol.
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