Claim: There are 2,400 EU laws still on the UK statute book.
Fact-check: Rishi Sunak pledge to review '2,400' remaining EU laws doesn't tell the full story - Full Fact
Verdict: according to government figures, 2,417 items of retained eu law were incorporated into uk statute books after brexit, but 229 of those have now been repealed or replaced. a further 182 have also been amended.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-07-18T00:00:00