New laws hit a low point

Brexit, the reliance of the Conservatives on the DUP in Parliament, and the general election have all contributed to a 20-year low in the number of new laws passed in the UK, according to a Thomson Reuters spokesperson. Thomson Reuters research shows that more than a third of new laws in 2017 stemmed from the devolved Scottish Parliament and Northern Irish Assembly rather than Westminster. In total, 2,043 laws were made, a fall of 7% from the previous year, and less than half of the 4,262 laws in 2014.