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Political Fix

The repeal bill, and Labour's Brexit repositioning

Political Fix

Financial Times

Politics, News, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

As parliament debates the legislation for Britain's EU exit, we discuss the dangers of the Henry VIII powers and Keir Starmer's new line on customs union. With George Parker, Jim Packard, Miranda Green and David Allen Green. Presented by Jonathan Derbyshire and produced by Anna Dedhar.

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0:00.0

You know that guy I've been seeing?

0:02.0

Yeah.

0:03.0

Turns out my sister's been seeing him too.

0:05.0

Oh, really?

0:06.0

And I heard he's been seeing Kelly at number 56.

0:09.0

And Dave?

0:11.0

Your brother?

0:12.0

Yep.

0:13.5

Speck savers opticians and audiologists own their stores,

0:17.0

so your care is their business,

0:19.5

which can make them rather popular. I've got something to tell you. I've got half an hour with

0:25.6

him this afternoon. Spexavers, your care is our business. This week the government presented to Parliament its EU withdrawal bill, the so-called

0:40.5

repeal bill that paves the way for Brexit by transferring European law

0:44.0

onto the domestic statute book. It will receive a second reading in the Commons on Monday.

0:48.6

To read May, the Prime Minister, cannot count on the undivided support of all Conservative MPs for the bill.

0:53.8

Writing in the FT this week, Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General,

0:57.8

argued that the bill gives ministers excessive powers, known as Henry VIII powers,

1:02.1

to rewrite laws without consulting parliament.

1:05.0

Mr Grieve wrote,

1:06.0

The electorate did not vote to take back control

1:09.0

to see our domestic constitution dismantled.

1:11.0

George Parker, you wrote this week that Mrs May faces a backlash within her own party

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