The new Brexit Deal - Delivering on the Referendum result

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control.

The deal still has to be approved by Parliament - but the PM and his Conservative colleagues are working hard to get MPs to vote for the deal and get Brexit done.

This is what the new deal means:

1. Britain is out of all EU laws.

   We will be able to change our laws in a huge number of areas – from product standards to fishing rules to farming subsidies – where we are currently bound by EU rules.  
   That means that the laws that govern us all in the UK, whichever part of the Union you live in, will now be designed, debated and approved by the Parliamentarians you can vote for and you have elected, not by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.

2. We will be able to strike our own free trade deals.

   We will have an unqualified right to strike our own trade deals around the world, and the whole of the UK will participate in them.

3. European Court supremacy ends in Britain.

   It will be our courts, applying our laws, which will be the highest authority in the land.

4. We will be in control of our taxes.

   We will be able to change VAT rules and other tax laws that are currently determined in Brussels.

5. Northern Ireland will be in the UK customs territory forever.

   There is now no doubt that Northern Ireland remains part of the UK’s customs territory and will benefit from the free trade deals we strike.

6. The anti-democratic backstop has been abolished.

   The people of Northern Ireland will be in charge of the laws that they live by, and – unlike the backstop – will have the right to end the special arrangement if they so choose.

As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may.
MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum - and now they have the chance to deliver on that promise by backing the new deal.

More people voted to leave than have ever voted for any political party in any general election. Parliament has voted to trigger Article 50.
We must get Brexit done and leave the EU on 31 October.

We also want to leave with a deal. That’s why the Prime Minister has met with European leaders to agree a new Brexit deal that can meet the needs of both the UK and the EU.
So now we have a clear deal on offer, agreed with the European Union, a deal that protects Northern Ireland, abolishes the backstop, and most importantly of all, gets Brexit done.

The five principles of our Brexit Deal

Any deal that we sign with the EU must respect the UK’s vote to leave. It also must respect the EU’s Single Market and the integrity of the United Kingdom. It must protect the Good Friday Agreement and ensure there is democratic consent for any special arrangements in Northern Ireland.

The new deal is based on this fundamental compromise and understanding, and rests on five key principles:

1. The Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement must be respected. It provides, and must remain, the fundamental basis for governance in Northern Ireland.


2. UK-Ireland cooperation must continue. There must be no checks at or near the Northern Ireland border. There must be a special arrangement for Northern Ireland to provide flexibility for all parties.


3. There must be an all-island regulatory zone in Ireland covering certain goods to ensure the integrity of the Single Market.


4. The zone must depend on the democratic consent of those affected – the people of Northern Ireland through the Assembly and Executive. No international deal can be signed without a clear democratic path for people to change how they are governed.


5. To maintain the territorial integrity of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland must remain part of the UK customs territory. The UK will not be part of a customs union with the EU, but there will be sensible cooperation on customs between the UK and EU to avoid checks at the border.

 

Our Brexit deal means we’ll leave the EU amicably.  Let's get it done!