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A pro-Brexit phrase implying that Britain's sovereignty and ability to make its own laws had been lost by its membership of the EU and would return after withdrawal. [91] [92] [93] [94] [95] [96] We are a not-for-profit citizen journalism publication. Our aim is to publish well-written, fact-based articles and opinion pieces on subjects that are of interest to people in the North East and beyond.Fossil fuel exploration makes massive noise which poses a deadly threat to whales: Recently, 55 pilot whales beached themselves in Scotland, one cause of which could be the sound waves caused by drilling. Lisa O'Carroll and Rowena Mason (28 July 2019). "Johnson told no-deal Brexit will crush domestic policy plans. Institute for Government tells PM there is 'no such thing as a managed no deal' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 28 July 2019. May is an avid animal-welfare campaigner, who already bought 157 acres of agricultural land in Dorset in 2013 which he has since been turned into a woodland wildlife sanctuary. a b O'Carroll, Lisa (17 October 2019). "How is Boris Johnson's Brexit deal different from Theresa May's?". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 January 2020.