I have some sympathy with the points that the hon. Gentleman is making, but why did he not raise these objections when his own party was passing legislation that could be self-amending in exactly the same way, without a sunset clause—for example, the Scotland Act 1998?
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
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Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 12 December 2017.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Withdrawal) Bill.
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