Prime Minister Theresa May plans to repeal the 1972 law that allowed the United Kingdom to join the EU and will announce her intentions in a speech on Sunday.
The Telegraph reported May will announce on Sunday that she will repeal the European Community Act of 1972. She will also announce a “Great Repeal Bill” that Parliament will consider next year that would reinstate Great Britain’s sovereignty.
It’s the most major step toward the U.K. leaving the EU following the Brexit vote in June. Supporters of leaving the EU have made repealing the European Community Act a central tenet of their plans.
The 1972 law was passed a year before the U.K. joined the EU. It made EU law binding in the U.K. and gave EU laws precedence over British laws, according to the Telegraph.
The paper reported May’s replacement bill would codify EU law into British law, while jettisoning parts of EU law that are no longer wanted, and would go into effect on the day the U.K. officially leaves the EU.
The speech announcing the particulars of the plan is expected to happen Sunday morning.
