Keir
Starmer, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, following
tonight’s vote in the House of Commons on the EU Withdrawal Bill, said:
“This is a deeply disappointing result.
“This Bill is an affront to parliamentary democracy
and a naked power grab by Government Ministers. It leaves rights unprotected,
it silences Parliament on key decisions and undermines the devolution
settlement.
“It will make the Brexit process more uncertain,
and lead to division and chaos when we need unity and clarity.
“Labour will seek to amend and remove the worst
aspects from the Bill as it passes through Parliament. But the flaws are so
fundamental it’s hard to see how this Bill could ever be made fit for purpose”.
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