The ERG held great sway in the Theresa May's painful Brexit days. The right wing ERG group of Conservative MPs met to discuss the Windsor Framework and hear from Sir Jeffrey Donaldson. Shortly after the 1922, just a few doors down on committee corridor, another meeting of MPs was arguably more important for the PM. Like a budget, Mr Bone said, Rishi Sunak's deal could unravel over time. Peter Bone said he was "impressed" with the PM, but stressed the importance of the green light from the DUP. But many are still keeping their counsel. Loud table banging and laughter could certainly be heard from the corridor outside. Long time Brexiteer Daniel Kawczynski said he had never seen such a good atmosphere at the 1922 Michael Fabricant said the PM answered his questions "satisfactorily". The mood outside, from MPs willing to speak to the media, was positive. It was a buoyant Rishi Sunak who appeared on committee corridor, dodging journalists, chatting animatedly to his team, ready to sell his deal to eurosceptic backbench MPs. They haven't thought it through and it should be thrown out by all sides."Ĭabinet Office minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe said: "We will be making our legislation more appropriate, updating it where that is needed and improving the quality and getting away from gold-plating as appropriate, whilst maintaining necessary protections."īy Sky News' political correspondent Ali Fortescue He added: "The Government has produced this bill without any idea of its consequences. Labour frontbencher Lord Collins said: "We have a situation here, sadly, where I don't think the Government knows what it's doing." Another way of putting it is it's a compete mess," said Liberal Democrat former MEP Baroness Ludford. "This bill is revolutionary and anarchic so we have an anarchist revolution from a Conservative government. He said "no Conservative in my knowledge of history" has ever proposed important decisions, such as car seat belts for children, are to be made by ministers rather than parliament. Opponents argue it hands too much power to Government ministers - rather than parliament, creates uncertainty and threatens legal rights and protections.Ĭonservative former cabinet minister Lord Deben said: "I am one of those that wants to draw a line underneath that and behave sensibly from now on - not to have this appallingly reactionary approach, which says because it's got EU on it there's something wrong with it." Ministers were accused of an "appallingly reactionary approach" for attempting to amend, repeal or replace 4,000 laws by the end of this year. Government plans to scrap all remaining EU-made laws in the UK by 2024 have been branded an "anarchist revolution" in the House of Lords.
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