That is right. My right hon. and learned Friend and my hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset have always actually maintained the same point, which is that we need to keep the two sets of law in sync with one another. That is the overriding purpose of the whole Bill: to ensure that UK law matches what is happening in the international law arena and that we then import the whole of EU law into UK law for the starting point of our future.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Oliver Letwin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 December 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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