Peter
Dowd MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, commenting on the
Lords Delegated Power and Regulatory Reform Committee report on the Taxation
(Cross Border Trade) Bill said:
“The
House of Lords report gives a damning verdict on the Government’s Customs Bill,
which hands vast sets of Henry VIII powers to the Treasury instead of to
Parliament.
“The
Bill is yet another attempt by the Government to run roughshod over the
democratically elected House of Commons. Taken with the EU
Withdrawal Bill and the Trade Bill, this is a centralisation of control not
seen since the Second World War.
“The
Prime Minister has no mandate to award her Government these powers.”
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