Brexit: This controversial piece of legislation does exactly what critics feared

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'The most controversial piece of legislation, judged even against these recent turbulent times, emerged shortly after Prime Ministers' Questions - and does exactly what the government briefed and its critics feared,' writes SamCoatesSky

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Added to them are all Downing Street's more traditional enemies - Labour who say it's wrong, lawyers who decry the breach of principle and EU officials warning breaches of good faith have consequences.This is what Downing Street want. They enjoy reducing Brexit to a binary row, fought in the TV studios and commons chamber, in which they can label opponents as enemies of Brexit.

However the detail of how the government would exercise them is not spelt out - will there be any checks at all, for instance?We don't know the answer to this question, because the legislation doesn't say - instead inviting these questions to be settled at a later date by regulations.

 

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SamCoatesSky No UK Prime Minister has ever managed to achieve what BorisJohnson achieved in only 9 months: turning the UK into a failed state justsaying

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