When even Parliament’s inquiry into our laws being made by a foreign power is semi-secret,
we know democracy’s final battle is about to start
Via GB News, Facts4EU shines the full glare of publicity on this, and asks:
Will the British people put up with this shameful betrayal?
What follows is from the Facts4EU think-tank in collaboration with Stand for our Sovereignty and CIBUK.Org, and in exclusive association with GB News.
Lord (Peter) Lilley, former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, responsible for overseeing Britain’s participation in the Single Market in 1992, commented exclusively.
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Would you have liked your say on whether our laws should be made by a foreign power? Yes, so would we, but Parliament’s semi-secret ‘call for evidence’ has closed. This is what passes for democracy in Starmer’s Britain and is in keeping with what is coming.
In this report, the think-tank Brexit Facts4EU, The Campaign for an Independent Britain (CIBUK.Org), and Stand for Our Sovereignty, expose some grim realities which Facts4EU has shared exclusively with GB News.
One of Sir Keir Starmer’s first acts as Prime Minister was to abolish the European Scrutiny Committee of the House of Commons. It’s now abundantly clear he didn’t want any MPs scrutinising his stealthy return of the UK to EU control.
In the House of Lords, however, he didn’t bother to abolish their version of the Committee. Firstly, because the Lords’ version is a Remainer institution and secondly because “no-one takes much notice of what happens in the Lords”.
Normally he would have been right on both counts, but today we catch him out on the second
On 13 March, the House of Lords European (i.e. EU) Affairs Committee issued a “call for evidence” into its inquiry on dynamic alignment with EU laws.
Conveniently, the Committee did not call very loudly. In fact, their appeal might reasonably be characterised as more of a soft whisper. Neither Facts4EU nor any of the organisations with which we are associated (Stand for Our Sovereignty, The Campaign for an Independent Britain (CIBUK.Org), The UK Fisheries Campaign, etc) heard the call at all.
Before the inquiry’s call for evidence closed we found no trace of the existence of the inquiry, let alone the call for evidence, in any media outlet at all. It is as if a mafia-like omertà descended on the entire process.
This does not appear to have troubled the Committee, however, who were seemingly hot on the phones to various organisations such as the CBI of Project Fear fame, and some individuals who were only too pleased to offer their opinions.
The Committee will of course be able to say they held an inquiry and invited evidence. What they will not be able to do following this exposure on our site and on that of GB News, is to make this claim with any credibility.
Now you know about the inquiry, are you ready to comment? Too bad, you’re too late
This call for evidence on what is probably the most important subject of legislation in the next session of Parliament was open from 13 March to 20 April. Regrettably, if you are reading this, you have missed the (small) boat. Go to the official Parliamentary website today and you will find this:
© Parliament website – click to enlarge
We describe the subject of this inquiry as “probably the most important subject of legislation” because it is hard to think of anything more important than the laws which govern our lives, and who makes them.
If the Government plans to return lawmaking powers to the unelected EU Commission, then true democracy in the United Kingdom will return to being the sham it was when the UK was a Member of the EU for all those years.
It was GB News who first alerted the public to the Government’s planned new law
The new UK law will use ‘Henry VIIIth powers’ to absorb EU laws almost automatically
It came from one of Facts4EU’s ‘Re-Set Specials’ which was covered by GB News in the middle of last month.
We and GB News exposed the extent of Sir Keir’s proposed assumption of powers to replace UK law with EU law. This was one of many ‘EU Re-Set Specials’ we have been producing in association with GB News.
The GB News version is here, and Facts4EU’s original report can be read here.
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We spoke to one person who gave written evidence and asked him for his views
Below are the exclusive comments on this from a distinguished and highly-knowledgeable individual. He submitted evidence to the inquiry, has held senior positions in government directly related to the subject of this inquiry, and is a formidable intellect who can be relied upon for incontestable facts.
Lord (Peter) Lilley, former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, responsible for overseeing Britain’s participation in the Single Market in 1992, commented exclusively to GB News
“The government claims that if we adopt all the EU’s Single Market laws it will magically trigger growth. But that is a triumph of hope over experience. As Trade Minister when the Single Market started, I confess I claimed it would boost British exports.
“I was wrong. Over our 28 years as members, our goods exports to the Single Market stagnated, growing less than 1% a year against four times as fast to the rest of the world.”
Facts4EU’s research was used in the written evidence
Whilst we were unaware of the inquiry, it nevertheless received – whether it wanted it or not – one piece of evidence from us which was included by Lord Lilley. Below is a dramatic chart we produced around the time of our exit from the bloc which comes from data provided by the EU Commission itself. It shows the level of trade integration of each member country, as part of what is known as the ‘Single Market Scoreboard’.
Trade integration is the percentage of GDP accounted for by the combination of imports and exports from and to the Single Market. The UK consistently appeared at or next to the bottom of the rankings. Our chart below shows the position in our last full year of membership.
[Source(s) : EU Commission]
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Softening us up for the Big Rejoin
It seems that in the next session of Parliament beginning in one week’s time on 13 May with the King’s Speech, the Government will introduce its ‘reset’ or ‘dynamic alignment’ Bill. This is designed to give the administration the power to subjugate our MPs – and the people they represent – to the laws of a foreign power once again, namely the European Union.
Many readers might feel that this question was decided in something called the EU Referendum which took place almost 10 years ago, and by which the British people made clear their rejection of being ruled by EU law. In fact the people voted to quit the sclerotic and undemocratic organisation altogether, in the largest democratic vote in British history.
These readers are absolutely correct but their decision was – and is – the responsibility of MPs to implement. If those MPs, themselves elected under a democratic system, refused to accept a much larger democratic decision, then we would end up with a partial Brexit. This is exactly what happened.
Furthermore, we now have a government led by one of the key protagonists amongst those who tried to overturn the vote completely, and whose intention it is to subjugate the UK once again to laws made by a foreign power.
Image left: Sir Keir in 2019, three years after the EU Referendum, still fighting the result.
Screengrab: © The Guardian
Except that this time it’s even worse
Not only does ‘dynamic alignment’ return us to laws made by a foreign power which suit other countries but not the UK, which always had little say over them, but this time we will have no effective say over them whatsoever.
If this new Bill is passed, of which there is almost no doubt, the jump from this new position to rejoining as a full member would then be an easy argument to make.
Here is what the Committee said about their inquiry
“As part of the Government’s ‘reset’ of relations with the EU, it has agreed to pursue new agreements with the bloc that would involve the UK’s ‘dynamic alignment’ with areas of EU law. These agreements would also enable the UK to contribute to ‘decision-shaping’ of the EU law to which it had committed to align.
“Three new UK-EU agreements are being pursued so far:
- a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement to establish a Common Sanitary and Phytosanitary Area;
- an agreement to link the UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes (ETSs); and,
- an electricity agreement, under which the UK would participate in the EU’s internal electricity market.
“The inquiry by the cross-party Lords European Affairs Committee will investigate issues raised by dynamic alignment including:
- what dynamic alignment is and how it is likely to operate;
- lessons to be drawn from other countries that engage in, or are preparing to engage in, dynamic alignment with areas of EU law;
- implications for the UK’s devolved administrations and legislatures; and,
- economic, regulatory and trade impacts of the prospective dynamic alignment agreements, including for the UK’s trade relations with countries outside the EU.
“The Committee aims, in particular, to inform the House’s consideration of the Government’s ‘reset’ or ‘dynamic alignment’ Bill, which is expected to provide for the implementation of new agreements with the EU in UK law, and is expected to be introduced later in 2026.”
What’s all the fuss about?
On 19 May last year (2025), a statement was issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Cabinet Office, the Department for Business and Trade, the Rt Hon Nick Thomas–Symonds MP and The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP. Here is the summary:
“PM secures new agreement with EU”
- UK secures new agreement with the European Union to support British businesses, back British jobs, and put more money in people’s pockets
- Package will help make food cheaper, slash red tape, open up access to the EU market and add nearly £9 billion to the UK economy by 2040
- Prime Minister hails agreement as ‘good for jobs, good for bills, and good for our borders’
Here is Lord Lilley again
Lord Lilley, responsible for overseeing Britain’s participation in the Single Market in 1992, commented once again to GB News and Facts4EU
Ministers never mention that participation in the Single Market requires a corresponding element of free movement of people and payments into the EU budget. They again ignore experience – claiming an EU ‘youth mobility scheme’ will result in a net outflow.
“In reality, free movement resulted in a huge inflow of nearly 6 million in total of mostly young people. In addition, leaving has saved us net contributions of £billions which should be spent on levelling up the UK, not the EU.”
Observations
With elections looming tomorrow across the country, the Government will of course have its mind on other things, not the least being the jostling for position in the bid to replace Sir Keir Starmer if he is persuaded to stand down.
Regardless of the results, however, the King’s Speech to Parliament will be on us before we know it. The elections tomorrow will not affect the overwhelming arithmetic in the House of Commons. Dynamically aligning the UK’s laws with those of the EU is not an issue which will divide Labour MPs. The best any of us can hope to do is to make it as uncomfortable a ride as possible.
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