The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, as originally passed, included provision for the courts to be able to quash Acts of Parliament. That is rather a serious matter, to say the very least. Does my right hon. Friend agree that that is very unwise—particularly having regard to the Factortame case, when we voluntarily agreed that we would allow the courts to do that—and that now that we are out, we certainly would not want that to happen again?
Judicial Review and Courts Bill
Proceeding contribution from
William Cash
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 October 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Judicial Review and Courts Bill.
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