My hon. Friend makes a good point. If the Bill contained a provision to copy and paste many of the charter’s general rights into UK law to preserve the current arrangements, the Government would have a reasonable case to make, but there is no alternative provision. The legislation simply deletes the charter of fundamental rights.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
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Chris Leslie
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 21 November 2017.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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