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Friday 14 July 2017

A year after vote, UK unveils bill to make Brexit a reality Greece jails man,

By JILL LAWLESS ers to “take back control” the government powers to Nicola Sturgeon branded frees 2 in tourist’s
beating to death
Associated Press from Brussels to London. fix “deficiencies” in EU law the bill a “naked power
LONDON (AP) — There’s The government says the by what’s known as statu- grab.” Charles Clark, part- Associated Press
no divorce without paper- bill will ensure continuity — tory instruments, which ner consultant at law firm ATHENS, Greece (AP) —
Linklaters, said the sheer A Serb man was ordered
number of legal changes jailed pending trial and
needed — 800 to 1,000 by two others were released
the government’s estimate on bail Thursday after ap-
— meant Brexit could be pearing before an investi-
“a mind-blowingly compli- gating judge on the Greek
cated logistical exercise.” island of Zakynthos in the
“My worry is we will be beating death of an Amer-
faced with death by statu- ican tourist. A fourth sus-
tory instrument,” he said. pect who appeared be-
“It’s going to be very ex- fore the judge was grant-
pensive in terms of parlia- ed a brief postponement
mentary and public time, and will testify on Friday.
and business time.” Bail for the two who were
The bill also states that Brit- released was set at 5,000
ain will no longer enforce euros ($5,700).
the EU’s Charter of Funda- The four were among nine
mental Rights after Brexit. men aged between 18
Officials say similar protec- and 34 — one Greek, seven
tions are offered by other Serbs and a British citizen of
British Secretary of State for Exiting the EU David Davis listens to remarks at EU headquarters in measures including the Eu- Serb origin — charged in
Brussels. Just over a year after Britons voted to leave the European Union, the U.K. government on ropean Convention on Hu- the July 7 death of 22-year-
Thursday unveiled the first piece of legislation to make it a reality. man Rights, which Britain old Bakari Henderson, who
(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
will still adhere to. But civil was beaten by a group of
liberties groups are con- men outside a bar in Zaky-
work. law on the day after Brexit can be used without the cerned. Amnesty Interna- nthos’ rowdy tourist district
Just over a year after Brit- will be the same as on the parliamentary scrutiny usu- tional and Liberty said the of Lagana.
ons voted to leave the day before. Brexit Secre- ally needed to make or bill “gives ministers vague The other five suspects,
European Union, the U.K. tary David Davis said the amend legislation. Such and broad powers that who testified on Wednes-
government on Thursday legislation will allow Britain powers are often referred could be used to erode day, were all remanded in
unveiled the first piece of to leave the EU with “maxi- to as “Henry VIII powers” our rights and freedoms custody pending trial.
legislation to make it a re- mum certainty, continuity after the Tudor king’s bid to without proper scrutiny by Henderson, of Austin, Tex-
ality — a 62-page bill that and control.”But oppo- legislate by proclamation. those elected to protect as, had recently gradu-
opposition politicians are nents of Prime Minister The- Andrew Blick, a politics lec- them.” The bill is not ex- ated from the University of
already vowing to block. resa May’s Conservative turer at King’s College Lon- pected to face debate Arizona and was in Greece
The European Union (With- government fear the legis- don, said such executive in Parliament until the fall, working on a photo shoot
drawal) Bill aims to convert lation gives officials powers powers are “a very sensi- and May’s minority govern- to launch a clothing line,
some 12,000 EU laws and to change laws without suf- tive subject” and likely to ment — weakened after a his family says. Greek po-
regulations into U.K. statute ficient scrutiny by lawmak- face opposition. “Henry VIII battering in last month’s lice spokesman Theodoros
on the day Britain leaves ers. They worry the govern- powers have been used general election — faces Chronopoulos said the ex-
the bloc. That is scheduled ment could water down before, but here they ap- a fight. Liberal Democrat act cause of the fight was
to be in March 2019. environmental standards, ply to a very, very wide leader Tim Farron said get- unclear, but that it started
All those rules can then employment regulations or range of law,” Blick said. ting the bill passed would shortly after Henderson
be kept, amended or other measures brought to The powers are temporary, be “hell” and predicted took a selfie with one of the
scrapped by Britain’s Par- Britain through EU law since expiring two years after the government faced “a bar’s waitresses.
liament, fulfilling the prom- it joined the bloc in 1973. Brexit day. Even so, Scot- parliamentary version of One of the suspects ap-
ise of anti-EU campaign- Contentiously, the bill gives tish National Party leader
guerrilla warfare.”q parently spoke with the
waitress and possibly with
French, German leaders: nations must talk to Trump Henderson, and the Ameri-
can then appears to have
either broken or placed a
By ELAINE GANLEY the departure of German on the Paris Climate Ac- some raw feelings. bottle of beer on the Serbs’
Associated Press Chancellor Angela Merkel. cord that were bared at “We also had to name table, Chronopoulos said.
PARIS (AP) — Maintaining Merkel and Macron put last week’s G-20 summit in clear differences, for in- He added that details
healthy ties with President forth a vision of European Hamburg. The United States stance regrettably the dif- were still unclear, as the
Donald Trump is essential solidarity, announcing a exited the agreement. ference on whether we testimony had not all been
despite clear differences series of projects including But Merkel said that there is need the Paris climate ac- completed.
of opinion, the leaders of a European combat plane no getting around interde- cord or not,” Merkel said. A fight broke out and Hen-
France and Germany said and drones. pendence in the 21st cen- She added: “We did not derson was chased down
Thursday following their In answer to question at tury. “Europe alone cannot paper over these differenc- the street. Video footage
summit meeting. news conference closing win the war on terrorism.” es, but nevertheless con- from a security camera
Trump is in Paris, at Presi- the French-German sum- “There is no divergence tact, the ability to speak is that aired on Greek televi-
dent Emmanuel Macron’s mit, Macron noted that between France and Ger- of course important.” sion shows Henderson run-
invitation, to mark the cen- American troops would be many in the manner of “We all agree that we ning down the sidewalk
tennial of the arrival of U.S. marching in the Bastille Day treating President Trump,” need close cooperation on and being pursued. One
troops in France in World parade and said he was Macron said. security questions with the man tackled him, throw-
War I at Bastille Day on Fri- surprised at any debate “We should never forget United States of America, ing him onto a parked car
day. The U.S. and French about Trump’s presence — that history is bigger than despite all differences of before others joined in the
leaders were meeting after despite harsh differences us.” Both leaders admitted opinion,” Merkel added.q beating.q