Thus, it can once again be stated that sovereignty has not moved too far from British parliament because Britain as a state helps to strengthen the EU’s sovereignty- it permeates it (as evidenced in UK free market economics its shaping of the EU economic policy). As previously mentioned, the issue of trade, for example, would become a particularly contentious one if the UK were to withdraw as the EU would lose all benefits that it has to offer, consequently becoming weakened due to the UK’s absence. Furthermore, the argument that British sovereignty has not been lost in the context of membership of the European Union is strengthened due to the fact that EU decisions require a unanimous vote, to which Britain retains a veto which, of course, implies that it need not surrender its sovereignty at any point. In essence, it is undeniable that Parliament does relinquish a large proportion of its legal sovereignty to the European
Thus, it can once again be stated that sovereignty has not moved too far from British parliament because Britain as a state helps to strengthen the EU’s sovereignty- it permeates it (as evidenced in UK free market economics its shaping of the EU economic policy). As previously mentioned, the issue of trade, for example, would become a particularly contentious one if the UK were to withdraw as the EU would lose all benefits that it has to offer, consequently becoming weakened due to the UK’s absence. Furthermore, the argument that British sovereignty has not been lost in the context of membership of the European Union is strengthened due to the fact that EU decisions require a unanimous vote, to which Britain retains a veto which, of course, implies that it need not surrender its sovereignty at any point. In essence, it is undeniable that Parliament does relinquish a large proportion of its legal sovereignty to the European