UK to Launch Brexit Freedoms Bill to Speed Removal of EU Law

UK to Launch Brexit Freedoms Bill to Speed Removal of EU Law
The flag of the European Union and the British national flags are flown on poles during a demonstration outside the Palace of Westminster in London on Feb. 27, 2019. Alastair Grant/AP Photo
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out plans for a “Brexit freedoms” bill to end the special status of EU law and enable the government to amend or remove outdated EU law more easily.

On the two-year anniversary of the UK’s departure from the European Union, Downing Street unveiled plans it says will ease regulatory burdens and cut £1 billion ($1.3 billion) of red tape for UK businesses, though it did not specify how the figure was calculated.