What is unusual about this Bill is that it followed a referendum that means we are going to leave the European Union, and there are splits in both the major parties on this issue. The right approach would have been for the Government to consult much more widely on how this legislation should be taken forward. The reason that it is in such a mess at the moment is that the Government are allowing a small coterie to dominate the conduct of the process, rather than consulting the House as a whole.
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Lucas
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 4 December 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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