UK Parliament's 'astonishing' pile of paperwork may delay Brexit deadline

Britain, the world's fifth largest economy, is due to leave the European Union on March 29

The UK Parliament has a mountain of legislation to get through before Brexit day, making it more likely the government will seek to push back the March 29 deadline to leave the European Union.

From mundane accounting rules to the management of exotic diseases, the bulk of the work lies in hundreds of statutory instruments -- secondary legislation that doesn’t require a full Parliamentary debate, though still necessary to ensure the statute book functions after Brexit. But there are also meatier bills -- not least one covering a potential exit deal with the EU -- on the list.

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