The House of Lords will today begin its debates on the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill. There is no question of peers trying to block the Brexit that the bill implements. But we will perform our function of scrutinising the legislation and, where appropriate, make suggestions for improvements to its content. Clause 26, concerning judgments of the Court of Justice of the EU, requires particularly careful scrutiny.

We are leaving the EU but much of EU law will, for the time being, remain in our legal system. To ensure legal continuity and certainty, the bill confirms that almost all of the EU law which currently applies in this country will continue to do so unless and until parliament or ministers amend or repeal it. That