My hon. Friend rightly suspects that the Government will say that the charter from the UK will not affect the substantive rights that individuals already benefit from in this country. Does he agree that the problem is that the Government do not go on to say what those substantive rights are? If we simply leave it to the common law, a future Parliament—it may not be this one—could determine that it is right to erode those rights. That is why it is important we stick with the charter.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Lammy
(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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