Speaker criticises Kemi Badenoch as handling of EU law plans were ‘totally not acceptable’
Telegraph, 12 May 2023
Kemi Badenoch has said it was impossible to push ahead with government plans to scrap all European Union laws because of Whitehall intransigence.
On Wednesday, the Business Secretary announced that she can only immediately scrap or reform approximately 600 EU laws because of the situation she inherited.
The climbdown comes despite Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, pledging to scrap all rules remaining on the statute book by the end of the year.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Cabinet minister responsible for the reforms under Boris Johnson, accused ministers of inertia and said that the “blob” had triumphed.
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On Wednesday, the Business Secretary announced that she can only immediately scrap or reform approximately 600 EU laws because of the situation she inherited.
The climbdown comes despite Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, pledging to scrap all rules remaining on the statute book by the end of the year.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Cabinet minister responsible for the reforms under Boris Johnson, accused ministers of inertia and said that the “blob” had triumphed.
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