Law keeping Britain under the jurisdiction of the EU will apply after exit day until 2020

Sky News: Theresa May has set herself on collision course with Brexiteer MPs after it was revealed that the law keeping Britain under the jurisdiction of the EU will apply after exit day until end 2020.

Sky News revealed ministers will scrap the European Communities Act (ECA) but “save” its “effect” for the transition period.

This will be done to “ensure that EU law continues to apply in the UK” during the 21 months that would follow exit day, if Mrs May secures a deal with Brussels.

The move would “provide legal certainty to businesses and individuals” by “ensuring that there is continuity in the effect that EU las has in the UK during this time”.

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