UFGN wrote:Committee stage is a vital part of the legislative process where a bill is examined and criticised in detail, where "what if's" are asked, and problems found.
This bill needs that more than most. The only people who have approved it so far are Boris and his crew. I dont trust them at all
This is one of the most important bills in recent history, and forcing it through Parliament in three days would have been outrageous. Its almost like the government dont want it to be scrutinised.....
No argument there, but if three years isn't long enough how long do they want? .... problem is this Deal is agreed by the EU in its current form .... to now change it at UK level will require taking it back to the EU, at which point they will agree some bits and change some others send it back to the UK and so the process drags on ... meanwhile the UK economy loses about a billion a week, the EU even more ...
If they're not going to change it then why bother even reading it .... JC, LibDems, SNP have all said they will not vote for this bill in its current form ... if they have the votes in committee to change it, we know Boris will just pull it, so why are either side wasting anymore time on it? The only way this Bill in its current form moves forward is if JC or the Libs or the SNP with no amendments swap sides and approve it, can anyone see that happening? This bill in its current format just like its predecessor is now dead. Why keep flogging it?
This UK Parliament it seems will never agree on a Deal that the EU and UK government agrees on ... it needs a new Parliament with a new Government, one that can both negotiate a Deal with the EU and then get that Deal through the house, three years of failure is surely long enough to realise the current MPs are incompetent they need to go.