Anger at Exit Bill, brief is an understatement
There was anger from parliament today after May delivered the exit bill and it was only 130 words. MP’s will only get five days to debate and amend it. Minsters had stated they would keep legislation limited, but this is slightly ridiculous at just eight lines. Labour immediately attacked the bill and Jeremy Corbyn is now in an awkward position.
Corbyn could call for a vote against the time table, but he had previously stated he would not obstruct the exit process. It seems to be a shrewd move from May to try and get her own way with regards to the Brexit process, however this move can hardly be considered democratic. It is about time politicians stopped thinking about there own political agendas and did what is best for the UK. Chance would be a fine thing.
Tim Farrow the Lib Dem leader was unimpressed stating “This bill is short and not sweet”. Given how long he’s been campaigning to leave the EU, it’s amazing this 133 word bill took David Davis such a long time – that’s only five words a day since Brexit. Take back control was a mantra of the leave campaign, but this government’s extreme reluctance to involve parliament in this process has instead been an affront to parliamentary sovereignty and democracy. With Labour tonally confused over Brexit and the Conservatives determined to take us out of Europe and the single Market at any cost, only the Liberal Democrats are fighting for full membership of the Single Market and a public vote on the final deal.”
The Bill also curiously does not include May’s final day for Brexit, 31st March. Which questions time scale. The markets have not showed much movement at present, probably due to investor’s having so little to go on.
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