Brexit: MPs begin scrutiny of vital withdrawal bill
The business of disentangling our laws from the EU is a gargantuan job. It covers nearly half a century of lawmaking and about 12,000 regulations and MPs will today debate how that should happen. Former president of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy explains to Sarah Montague his scepticism about EU trade discussions starting soon. First Secretary of State Damian Green and Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer discuss the process of copying EU laws into the UK statute book. (Image: Big ben and EU flag. Credit: Getty Images)