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20 06, 2024

#39 Empowered the Competition and Markets Authority to make merger decisions in UK interest

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Leaving the EU has allowed the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) sole responsibility over investigations into significant mergers affecting the UK economy - no longer only being able to investigate where the EU isn't interested.

20 06, 2024

#37 Leaving the EU has allowed the UK to strengthen its border against fraudulent ID entry

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In October 2021, the UK removed the ability for many EU/EEA/EFTA ID cards to be used at the border to gain entry to the UK - and in doing so massively reduced the chances of fraudulent documentation being used to get into the country.

20 06, 2024

#36 Ending Freedom of Movement allowed the UK to prevent EU criminals entering the UK

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Under EU free movement we had to allow some foreign criminals into the country who would otherwise have been stopped and turned away. Implementing equal treatment of all criminals resulted in over 12,000 EU citizens being refused entry to the UK in 2023.

20 06, 2024

#35 Brexit returned democratic control over UK lawmaking, including powers transferred to devolved administrations

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Leaving the EU allowed a core desire of the UK electorate to be realised – that its laws would be decided upon and enacted by those elected to do so within the UK, including 152 areas of policy now sitting with the devolved administrations.

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