UK Parliament / Open data

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Not for the moment, no.

Secondly, we have removed Parliament’s power to give binding negotiating directions to the Government. As I have said, this would represent a profound constitutional shift in terms of which branch of the state holds the right to act in the international sphere. I turn again to Vernon Bogdanor, who said:

“Parliament’s role is to scrutinise legislation and policy; 650 MPs, still less 800 peers, cannot themselves negotiate.”

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Reference

642 cc739-740 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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