That's beautifully argued and if it is correct I salute you, and will retract my red-faced hyperbole.While the UK was in the EU we could not ban the export of live animals, that was the part I highlighted. Freedom of movement meant that we did not have the power to block the shipment of animals from Ramsgate.
When we left the EU, we were able to introduce a law in May this year that banned the export of live animals for slaughter overseas.
Thus, it is reasonable to say we were forced to allow the export of live animals. When Ramsgate challenged this the High Court ruled they could not ban the export of animals.
To me that is a benefit of leaving the EU.
From the government, I've highlighted the KEY WORDS: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/export-of-live-animals-banned
A new ban on exporting live animals came into law today (Monday 20 May) as the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Act received Royal Assent, capitalising on a post-Brexit freedoms and bolstering the UK’s position as a world leader in animal welfare standards.
The legislation delivers on a key manifesto commitment to ban the export of live animals including cattle, sheep, and pigs for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain.
It is only possible now the UK has left the European Union, and will stop animals enduring stress, exhaustion and injury on long and unnecessary export journeys.
The Act will ensure that animals are slaughtered domestically in high welfare UK slaughterhouses, reinforcing our position as a nation of animal lovers and a world leader on animal welfare, boosting the value of British meat and helping to grow the economy.
But are you sure this bit is true?
In your link it boast "capitalising on a post-Brexit freedoms and bolstering the UK’s position as a world leader in animal welfare standards". However this is an HMG puff written when the blustering clowns ran the show. Later on we see: "Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said:". OK, Steve. Mate.
I'm still calling this tory hubris.
Can you show me the evidence that we were prevented from blocking this pre-Brexit? The French were famous for ignoring any EU rules it didn't like.
I simply don't believe that the UK government could be prevented from banning the export of live animals from the UK if it took a bit of time and effort to do so.
And as I said, to export live animals means that English farmers chose to do so. Why did the Tories not simply tell them to stop?
Even if you are right about our hand being tied (and as I say I doubt the credibility of this), I never heard a peep about this before Brexit and it was hardly relevant when the referendum took place. Except for you and your chums presumably.