Tory grandee Lord Heseltine has called on MPs and peers to abstain when voting on Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal with the European Union, which he warned will inflict “lasting damage” on the UK.
Peers will launch bid to block legislation until it’s been approved by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.
The author of a new law to block a no-deal Brexit, which completed its passage through parliament on Friday, has said he is "very troubled" by suggestions that prime minister Boris Johnson will not comply with it.
The archbishop of Canterbury has said a no-deal Brexit would hit the poorest and most vulnerable people in the UK.
Joe Biden has warned PM if elected he will not sign trade deal unless certain clauses removed.
Johnson’s 'unbelievable' Brexit withdrawal agreement decision will be defeated in House of Lords, Lord Heseltine says
09/09/2020
European Commssion demands urgent meeting, as John Major warns of risk to UK’s reputation.
Internal Market Bill: UK’s five most senior bishops say Brexit legislation will fracture the country
19/10/2020
The legislation begins its passage through the House of Lords on Monday and is likely to be heavily amended.
Unchecked, unbalanced and channelling an unsavoury populism, a prime minister that I’ve helped to keep in check in the courts could soon be free to do whatever he pleases
A law which will make a no-deal Brexit illegal without parliamentary approval has been passed by the House of Lords.
Grant Shapps made quite the blunder last weekend, after the Welwyn Hatfield MP said he voted for Brexit despite previously claiming he voted to remain.
Touring musicians and road crews have been “betrayed” by the government in the Brexit trade deal, the Lords has been told.
Government Suffers Fourth Defeat On Post-Brexit Child Refugees' Rights – But Still Won't Budge
21/10/2020
"The only winners if we remove legal routes to safety for refugee children trying to reach family here are the criminals and the traffickers," says Lord Dubs.
The government has suffered defeats in the House of Lords over plans to scrap certain EU laws by the end of the year. / Peers backed an amendment which would give Parliament greater scrutiny over which rules should be ditched.
Government risking people’s health by failing to guarantee safety of chemicals after Brexit, peers warn
07/11/2018
Peers criticise government plan as ‘not credible’ and warn of ‘huge cliff edge’ facing businesses reliant on chemicals.
Faced with opposition from the House of Lords, the government backtracks on plans for the biggest ever change to our laws. So, what now? / Few things illustrate the absurdity and irresponsibility of Brexit better than the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (REUL).
David Davis says he wants the Brexit Bill to pass with ‘no strings attached’.
The EU Services Sub-Committee has today published its report, Beyond Brexit: trade in services, which examines the future UK-EU relationship on trade in services.
Government gives in on bill to block no-deal after ‘late-night pact’ to push legislation through House of Lords
05/09/2019
Government waves white flag on legislation to force PM to seek Brexit delay.
Government accused by peers of acting like a ‘third world dictatorship’ over Internal Market Bill
09/11/2020
Downing Street says it is prepared to overturn any changes to the legislation.
Final bid to prevent huge new tariffs ruining African farmers amid allegations of UK ‘bullying’
05/12/2020
‘People in Ghana are very angry. They do not understand why Britain is acting like a bully’
Real-time access to EU police databases has not yet been agreed in the negotiations
European Union Committee Brexit: acquired rights - Chapter 6: The protection of EU rights as acquired rights
"The evidence we received makes very clear that the doctrine of acquired rights under public international law will provide little, if any, effective protection for former EU rights once the UK withdraws from the EU." - Conclusion to Ch. 6
10th Report of Session 2016-17 - published 14 December 2016 - HL Paper 82