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What is the Great Repeal Bill? The only explanation you need to read What is the ‘Great Repeal Bill’ ? The Government has announced it will repeal the 1972 European Communities Act in a move that will end the legislation that gives European Union law supremacy in Britain. In its place, a new “Great Repeal Bill” will be introduced in Parliament as early as next year and put power for the nation’s laws back into the hands of MPs and peers. The Bill will be formally introduced in the next Queen's Speech, before it is voted through by MPs and Peers. The House of Commons library has warned it will be one of the largest legislative processes "ever undertaken". Theresa May, the Prime Minister, says the Bill means the UK "will be an independent sovereign nation". What is the 1972 European Communities Act? A year before joining what was then the European Economic Community in 1973, the Government paved the way with the 1972 Act. It is the crucial piece of legislation that makes European Union law automatically binding in the UK. If there is a clash with British law, EU law takes precedence. The Act allowed Britain to join what would become the EU the following year. Throughout the years, as controversial judgments from the European Court of Justice has often triggered anger among Tory MPs, the legislation became symbolic of Brussels’s influence over Britain. Vote Leave, the formal campaign to leave the EU, named repealing the European Communities Act as one of their six Brexit “road map” promises a week before the referendum vote. What is in the Bill? There are three principal elements that make up this Bill. The first is repealing the European Communities Act 1972, the historic law that took Britain into the EU. Second, the Bill will convert all EU law into United Kingdom law to prevent a black legal whole after Brexit. Thousands of European laws, dictats and directives will be turned into UK law before Brexit is completed in mid-2019. And thirdly, the Bill will create the necessary powers for MPs to change these laws once Britain has left the EU. However, there are concerns that under so-called Henry VIII clauses, the Government will have sweeping powers to repeal legislation without parliamentary approval. What are Henry VIII clauses? King Henry VIII published a 'Statute of Proclamations' in 1539, which gave him the power to legislate by proclamation. So-called “Henry VIII clauses” today give the Government powers to change old laws that have already been passed by Parliament. And they allow the Prime Minister to change existing laws without Parliament’s full approval. Ministers insist they need these powers to “correct” European laws that refer to EU bodies soon to be defunct after Brexit. But critics have accused the Government of avoiding scrutiny and - crucially - circumventing the Lords. David Davis, the Brexit Secretary has said any powers created in this way will be "time limited" and "Parliament will need to be satisfied that the procedures are appropriate". How many laws will be converted? The Government's white paper on the Repeal Bill has no precise figure for the number of EU rules which will be transferred into domestic law. However, it does note that there are currently more than 12,000 EU regulations in force. The paper adds that Parliament has passed 7,900 statutory instruments implementing EU legislation and 186 Acts which incorporate a degree of EU influence. Could the Bill be blocked? In January the Scottish Secretary hinted that the UK Government will seek the consent of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over the Great Repeal Bill. David Mundell said he was working on the basis that they would vote in a legislative consent motion (LCM), as the Bill would have an impact on devolved responsibilities. He also warned that if consent was withheld it would have “very serious consequences”. There are concerns that the Scottish Parliament could seek to block the Bill's passage. Under the Sewel convention, the UK Parliament does not normally legislate on matters which the Scottish Parliament is responsible for without gaining their consent. However, Alex Salmond, the former first minister, claimed that if Westminster were to ignore a decision by Holyrood to withhold its consent it would precipitate a “constitutional crisis”. Asked what would happen if Holyrood withheld its consent, Mr Mundell warned that it could result in a "hole in our law" if the body of European law isn't adopted. What is the Great Repeal Bill? The only explanation you need to read The Great Repeal Bill: White Paper - GOV.UK

Brilliant down here today. Must be all the witches where you're from that causes that weather.

Some of it looks like when Highbury (the old Arsenal Stadium) was remodelled.

And decided not to audit Cristiano Ronaldo for the same misdemeanour. A lot is being made of this in Spain and this isn't even a pinch of salt on the whole deal that has let so many snakes out of the sack. All these things have always been known but have been kept hush.

You know as well as I do that my gym detail was an analogy and what you've done in effect by using it and stripping it is use the reason (one of the main ones) as to why I voted "leave". But on your second paragraph, you mention those that have or use the facilities of free trade without being members. That's a very weak argument mate because those that have access to free trade were never members in the first place and organised a deal for themselves from the outset of staying out. We stand uniquely on our own by "leaving" a membership we were a participant in. There is too much to lose for the EU to offer us the most beneficial deal of the membership having bunked off all the crap. Others would leave and as has been seen in politics over the last 18 months, you can't underestimate the way people vote anymore. In the end we'll get the free trade but we'll let the free movement continue with a pretty picture painted for the dumber part of society that voted out which they will no doubt believe because they "won".

It doesn't matter whether or not we're in a strong or weak position for negotiations. What matters to the club is that it must maintain its rule book because otherwise others will say... "What! I want the same!". Most people that I know that voted out and in any case we all know this to be the case, voted out because of 'free movement'. Now if we end up having free movement OF ANY KIND, then I want those that voted out to lift their voice because otherwise it will confirm the thoughts that many had on the make-up of "leavers"... They're "knuckle draggers". I'm no knuckle dragger I don't want to be associated with them. I personally couldn't give a damn about the free movement and there are other fundamental issues surrounding national economic control that I dislike. I don't like being dictated when I have a border, but in effect within the EU I don't have a border and it's all make believe which annoys me when I have to wait in line at the supposed "passport control" having a plum with a superiority complex looking at me, looking at my ID card, looking at me, looking at my ID card, looking at me, looking at my ID card, looking at me, looking at my ID card, looking at me, looking at my ID card for 5 minutes before he says... "You were born in the UK!" (eyes of amazement while looking at my Spanish national ID card), "why haven't you used your British Passport", to which I respond always "because I can use this and it fits in my wallet... I'm lazy or maybe just a pragmatic person". He will then look at me with disdain (I care not for the reason why and look upon him with a look of superiority making sure he notices it)... He will always then say in some manner or other... "Maybe you should feel proud to have access to a British Passport" to which I always say, "I know, I do... I even have two, the other is Spanish, and some of us even having the same rights to have one shouldn't be entitled to it" (I give the thumbs up and wink).

All I know is that if there are benefits of me belonging and paying to belong to a club, the moment I don't want to be a part of that club and stop paying the fee to pertain to that club I can't then get all arrogant and try to convince the members that still belong to said club to give me the fundamental benefits of such membership. It sounds like the Italians say... Pazzo! It doesn't make sense! Also, I don't understand all the bad blood comments against the EU for wanting to tell us to F-OFF with negotiations considering the above. But then again we have people here complaining that Sturgeon wants an independence referendum when she is the voted ruling leader of a party called SNP (Scottish NATIONALIST Party) and that her country men/Women voted as a majority to remain within the European Union... All this understanding that they are actually a nation anyway. I don't get it at all... I do understand WANTING or WISHING for a great deal you usually wouldn't get when you resign from a member's club. Boy! I'd love to have stopped paying for the gym I belong to and for them to say... "Hey! You're a well to do guy, we like you, we'll let you off and you can continue to use the member's benefits without adhering to the member's obligations"... Somehow that ain't gonna happen which is why I continue to pay my membership. I bloody hate renewing my passport! Honestly... It's a pain in the arse for me. I have a Spanish ID card that fits in my wallet (is always in my wallet) and I travel all over the EU with it. I only clean the dust off my passport every time I travel outside the continent. Anyhow... Let's see what happens and let's also hope we can convince them over there that it's in their best interests to let us have benefits without adhering to the penalties. Something tells me that the reason most people voted leave (not me and I know many others) will be a shot in the foot.... Britain will continue to allow free movement and the Government will paint a pretty picture that will try and make us believe that we're actually in control of that moment but that we're only doing it in our economic best interests.

Marta Silva Lapuerta ¿Para quién iban las críticas de Piqué en el palco del Bernabéu?

Yeah I know Latin Americans (especially Central Americans) have a problem with Castillian dubbing. But in all honesty I understand them. It changes a lot for them as it does for is the other way.

What do you mean "voicing"? Latin American "Spanish" is very different on many counts to Castillian.

What happened there?

Racist!

With all-i-oli it's tremendous mate.

Trust me mate... Being the female is a pain in the #*#*

I bet I'm less stressed and "happier" in the latter years of my social graph. Hahaha Actually my boyfriend is rather dishing.

In a situation such as this the players (especially the higher profile ones) have the club by the short and curlies. Even the lower profile ones will think they can get more than they would've now. I bet Bellerín is rueing the fact he renewed so early.

Could it be that the reasons why Mesut Özil and Alexis Sánchez haven't signed a new contract yet (this is hypothetical but important in today's football) is because incredibly, there 12 players finishing their contracts at Arsenal in the next 15 months? For a club the size of Arsenal to have a situation like this is rather mind blowing. Each agent doesn't want their client to sign their respective renewals first and want to see what the negotiating angles are. There's status in question here and some will want to have that noticeable within their pay packet.

Wasn't able to see the race but I'm not surprised at this result considering pre season running. I think this will be more or less the norm in the first quarter of the season before Honda get the bike in order.

Are you saying Brian is a species? hahahahahahahahahahahaha

It's actually looking more and more likely Monchi is off to AS Roma in the summer. I find it incredible Roma may have managed this coup on a man practically everyone in world football would give him what he wants.

Did I enjoy it?

I'm already working on it.

I'll do anything to help a pal, even shave his chest!