Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Brexit ‘bonfire’ of EU rules is burning Parliamentary sovereignty instead
23/06/2023
The Retained EU Law Bill could see politicians, rather than the people ‘take back control’.
The retained EU law bill is an outrageously undemocratic attempt to transfer law-making powers from parliament to Whitehall.
The Tories are upping their attack on our democracy, under cover of the leadership contest
19/07/2022
Deep within the Northern Ireland protocol bill, ministers are making a sinister grab for yet more unchecked powers.
The government is seeking to disentangle domestic law from EU law – handing more power to unaccountable ministers.
This government is hammering away at the foundations of a free society. Look to Warsaw to see where that can lead.
Prime minister personifies British hostility to international democratic norms.
Under cover of the pandemic, his inner circle is sidelining elected MPs and pushing through laws with no scrutiny
The last chance to save us from a no-deal Brexit has now slipped by. Here’s what we lost today
01/07/2020
The negotiations which will set our relationship with our closest neighbours for the next generation are being rushed in a reckless game of chicken.
Chlorinated chicken is just the start. The government intends to rip up food standards, public services and public protections.
Democracy dies in darkness. Today I'm fighting to preserve it as Boris Johnson turns off the lights
08/01/2020
The PM's EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill not only drives the hardest Brexit of all, it shuts MPs out of negotiations on the UK's future relationship with the EU
Brexit will crash and burn – and when it does, Labour needs to hold the Tories responsible
09/01/2020
Our fundamental values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law are under direct threat. The next election has to produce a different outcome, and we'll get it by holding the prime minister accountable
Dark and dangerous threats against MPs like me are a sign No 10 and Cummings are getting utterly brazen
21/10/2019
This has a strong whiff of the 1930s about it – it is a right wing, nationalist government’s attempt to suppress dissent.
Throughout the land people are sharing stories of why democracy is important to them. Together we can bring down Johnson and end this farce
Turkey is losing its champion in Europe, just as the president distances himself from the EU – and democracy.
He’s the most effective demagogue in a generation. Now he sets the agenda. / "The Brexit Party’s campaign was a one-man show. While it has a sophisticated digital strategy, the party has no members and no manifesto, and none of its candidates were democratically selected."
Brexiteers like Zac Goldsmith claim to care about democracy – so let's take a look at their track records
14/03/2019
Reforming political finance is another area where Brexiteers fall silent. Despite serious question marks over the Leave campaign, these MPs have refused to countenance an equivalent of the Mueller investigation into Russian meddling in our democracy.
May needs to ditch her intransigent red lines as a population shift means young remainers have replaced older leave voters.
A legal loophole – that has seemingly escaped the public purview in Britain – means that the UK is now caught in a legal lacuna, brought about by the illegal practices adopted by numerous Leave campaigns.