Freelance reporter and late editorhave backed an amendment designed to give MPs greater oversight over the scrapping of thousands of European Union laws.
It has sparked fears that ministers will rip up about 4,000 laws with little oversight from Parliament.secretary David Davis and fellow former cabinet minister, Sir Robert Buckland, have signed a cross-party amendment calling for more transparency over what will be culled as part of the Retained EU Law Bill.
Senior Labour MPs giving it their support include former environment secretary Hilary Benn and Stella Creasy, who is leading the amendment. In a campaign video posted on social media, she said: “Under the cover of Brexit, next Wednesday in Parliament they have tabled legislation that rips up overnight over 4,000 rights that you’ve depended on for generations.
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