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| Nine senior Tories want amendments to EU withdrawal bill | Nine senior Tories want amendments to EU withdrawal bill |
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| Nine senior Conservatives, including two former Cabinet ministers, have put their name to cross-party amendments to the European Union withdrawal bill. | Nine senior Conservatives, including two former Cabinet ministers, have put their name to cross-party amendments to the European Union withdrawal bill. |
| The Conservative peers, including Chris Patten, the former party chairman, and Douglas Hogg, the former agriculture minister, are supporting a series of substantial changes to the government’s flagship bill to leave the EU. | The Conservative peers, including Chris Patten, the former party chairman, and Douglas Hogg, the former agriculture minister, are supporting a series of substantial changes to the government’s flagship bill to leave the EU. |
| A series of amendments have been tabled, including one giving parliament a vote on staying in a customs union which is almost certain to pass, meaning MPs will get a say on the contentious issue despite the government’s efforts to kick it into the long grass. | |
| EU members (plus Turkey, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino) trade without customs duties, taxes or tariffs between themselves, and charge the same tariffs on imports from outside the EU. Customs union members cannot negotiate their own trade deals outside the EU, which is why leaving it – while hopefully negotiating a bespoke arrangement – has been one of the government’s Brexit goals. See our full Brexit phrasebook. | EU members (plus Turkey, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino) trade without customs duties, taxes or tariffs between themselves, and charge the same tariffs on imports from outside the EU. Customs union members cannot negotiate their own trade deals outside the EU, which is why leaving it – while hopefully negotiating a bespoke arrangement – has been one of the government’s Brexit goals. See our full Brexit phrasebook. |
| Another significant proposal is to give Parliament a voice on what happens in the event the government’s final Brexit deal being voted down. | Another significant proposal is to give Parliament a voice on what happens in the event the government’s final Brexit deal being voted down. |
| Ministers have warned MPs that if they fail to back it the only other option is crashing out of the EU without any deal at all. The peers, however, think that MPs should be free to consider other options. | Ministers have warned MPs that if they fail to back it the only other option is crashing out of the EU without any deal at all. The peers, however, think that MPs should be free to consider other options. |
| The revolt, which was dubbed Theresa May’s Waterloo after the Duke of Wellington, whose ancestor defeated Napoleon in the 1815 battle, put his name to one of the amendments, is expected take place immediately after the Easter recess. | The revolt, which was dubbed Theresa May’s Waterloo after the Duke of Wellington, whose ancestor defeated Napoleon in the 1815 battle, put his name to one of the amendments, is expected take place immediately after the Easter recess. |
| MPs would then get the chance to vote on the proposals, which also include removing the government’s fixed exit day and a challenge to Henry VIII powers, which critics say are a power grab by ministers. | MPs would then get the chance to vote on the proposals, which also include removing the government’s fixed exit day and a challenge to Henry VIII powers, which critics say are a power grab by ministers. |
| Other Tory peers backing the cross-party amendments are Ros Altmann, the former pensions minister, and former newspaper editor Patience Wheatcroft. | Other Tory peers backing the cross-party amendments are Ros Altmann, the former pensions minister, and former newspaper editor Patience Wheatcroft. |
| Angela Smith of Basildon, the shadow leader of the Lords, said: “This bill is the first piece of legislation that reflects the practical implications of Brexit rather than the principle of whether or not we should continue to be in the EU. | Angela Smith of Basildon, the shadow leader of the Lords, said: “This bill is the first piece of legislation that reflects the practical implications of Brexit rather than the principle of whether or not we should continue to be in the EU. |
| “It is therefore, an opportunity for the government to take a pragmatic view of how best to protect the rights of UK citizens rather than be distracted by the ideological pursuits of some on the Commons backbenches. | “It is therefore, an opportunity for the government to take a pragmatic view of how best to protect the rights of UK citizens rather than be distracted by the ideological pursuits of some on the Commons backbenches. |
| “The period between now and the start of report stage offers Theresa May andher ministers an opportunity to bring forward sensible changes in response toconcerns raised previously in the Lords. | “The period between now and the start of report stage offers Theresa May andher ministers an opportunity to bring forward sensible changes in response toconcerns raised previously in the Lords. |
| “A failure to do so however, will amount to kicking the can down what could be a very rocky road. And our peers won’t be shy about sending amendments to the Commons, giving MPs a further chance to scrutinise the detail of the bill.” | “A failure to do so however, will amount to kicking the can down what could be a very rocky road. And our peers won’t be shy about sending amendments to the Commons, giving MPs a further chance to scrutinise the detail of the bill.” |
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