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Old 12-09-2017, 10:00   #18
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Re: Brexit discussion

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet View Post
Where hopefully it will be amended somewhat to rein it in and remove the worst of the excesses.

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I believe the point I and others have been trying to make is that the Bill gives Ministers the right to do almost literally anything they want, whether needed or not, and leaves whether it's necessary at their sole discretion.

It may also be used to completely remove any Parliamentary involvement in the end result of the process.

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Again, this is the point. There's no need to suggest anything, Ministers can just go ahead and do it.

If they feel changes are necessary why would they bother announcing them when they can amend at their leisure once this process is done? Since when have politicians announced things that might be unpopular in advance?

Liam Fox is on record as saying the UK's labour market needs deregulation in order to make a success of the UK's departure from the EU. The 6 Labour MPs and the UKIP member for Vauxhall just voted to provide him and his party the authority to carry out that deregulation without further intervention of accountability to Parliament.
All previous Statutory Instruments were not subject to a vote, so why is it an issue now? EU regulations and even to a degree the Directives and Treaties, are also not subject to a Parliamentary vote. Although the directives have to be passed by individual national governments, the core principles that have to be included are set in stone before any Parliament gets a say.
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