The Brexit repeal bill is an unprecedented government power grab. Labour cannot support it. However, there is one point that David Davis made last week that I agree with. In Thursday’s debate on the repeal bill the Brexit secretary made clear that this bill “does not take us out of the European Union — that is a matter for the article 50 process”.
Labour voted for the article 50 legislation because we respect the referendum result and recognise that Britain will leave the EU. Nothing in this bill will change that. What the repeal bill will do is determine how we leave the EU. It will decide what role parliament has in the process and how we safeguard rights and protections.
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