Government EU Withdrawal Bill Will 'Usurp' Parliament, Warns Vince Cable
Theresa May’s EU withdrawal Bill will allow the government to remove powers from parliament, Sir Vince Cable has warned.
MPs will vote on the legislation this Thursday which transposes existing EU laws into British law as part of the Brexit process.
But opponents of the Bill warn it also gives the government excessive so-called Henry VIII powers to change laws without parliamentary scrutiny.
Sir Vince said the Lib Dems have “allies in other parties” in opposing the Bill.
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