Anything which allows the European Court of Justice to maintain its hold over Britain must be resisted
The ECJ is firmly an EU creation with an aim of upholding EU treaties and promoting closer union
Law, no orders
ONCE again Remainers have seized on the latest publication of Brexit negotiation detail to claim that the Government is giving in and will keep legal ties with Europe.
Once again, the papers reveal nothing of the sort.
Sensibly, Justice Secretary David Lidington has explained how the latest offer to the EU is for a transition period to deal with cross-border legal issues such as business disputes and divorce.
But, crucially, Theresa May remains committed to ending the dread grip of the European Court of Justice.
She will instead insist on a joint panel of judges to settle any post-Brexit rows.
The ECJ is firmly an EU creation with an aim of upholding EU treaties and promoting closer union.
It currently has the power to override British law and force British judges to accept its judgments.
So while the proposed transition period makes sense in the shorter term, it will only be satisfactory if the British Supreme Court eventually becomes properly supreme here.
Anything which allows the ECJ to maintain its hold over us must be resisted.
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