Does the departure from the EU mark a restoration in British sovereignty?

Parliamentary sovereignty

• Restored

  • Plmt has supreme authority

  • UK no longer subject to EU law

Policy competences

• Returned to UK govt and Plmt

  • UK govt and plmt make law, not the EU

Accountability

• Voters greater opportunity to hold govt to account in areas EU originally had competence

Globalisation

• No state can truly act independently on issues such as the environment, migration and the economy

Pooling of sovereignty

• Pooling of sovereignty in EU allowed UK to achieve policy objectives otherwise not possible

• Gave UK greater influence in Euopean and world affairs

Post-Brexit deal

• Could entail loss of sovereignty if UK-EU relationship similar to that of EU-Norway or EU-Switzerland