Jacob Rees Mogg MP writes:

When the Prime Minister announced the Brexit deal in December 2020, he said: "We have taken back control of laws and our destiny. We have taken back control of every jot and tittle of our regulation in a way that is complete and unfettered destiny."

Before Brexit, many constituents would write to me to complain about regulations that burdened them daily but I had to explain that I could not help to as these rules were set by the European Union (EU).

Recently, I was appointed Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency to ensure that this is all achieved. Competition, innovation and deregulation sit at the heart of my mission.

The vaccine procurement programme is one example of what Brexit opportunities can look like. Suffocating EU procurement laws and bureaucracy were overridden, led by a Prime Minister who took such a great risk in the face of overwhelming opposition.

There is hardly a better example of why Britain must forge ahead with a deregulatory agenda and diverge from EU rules and just as the Government is combing through our statute books and regulations to get rid of obsolete EU laws it is also squeezing efficiency out of the British state.

However, it is vital that the Conservative Party remains the party of prosperity and enterprise in government, which is why we are using this scope to make great changes. Over decades of membership of the EU, our country has been encumbered by the shackles of Brussels bureaucracy. At last we are free but we must fight on - it will be a national effort to realise the potential that we have to make Britain great again.

If readers have any suggestions about abolishing EU regulations please write to me: [email protected] / House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.