Brexit a step closer

BRITAIN has taken a step closer to leaving the European Union after the House of Commons backed laws that allow the United Kingdom to replace a wide range of European Union rules.

But the laws were labelled a “power grab” by the Opposition because they hand the British government the ability to change rules in the future without putting them to Parliament using clauses that date back to Henry VIII.

The EU Withdrawal Bill sets up the major legislation that will allow the UK to function after it splits from Europe on March 29, 2019.