Brexit repeal bill enters next round of Commons debate

UNISON is continuing to fight for the democratic, workplace and human rights of its members after Brexit – including the rights of EU citizens – as the controversial EU (Withdrawal) Bill enters its next stage in the House of Commons this week. The bill, originally called the Great Repeal Bill, is one of eight relating to the UK’s exit from the European Union. It primarily relates to the transfer and retaining of EU legislation into the UK statute books. The government is attempting to introduce delegated powers – otherwise known as “Henry VIII powers” – that will enable its ministers to make changes to transferred legislation without the usual scrutiny of Parliament. The concern of UNISON and many others is that this will lead to the watering down of thousands of regulations that protect workplace rights, human rights, equality rights, the environment and much more. Eight days of debate begin on Tuesday and will be spread over the next coming weeks. UNISON is part of the Repeal Bill Alliance of over 75 organisations – including charities, NGOs and other civic society organisations – which is backing a series of amendments to the bill aimed at keeping the government in check. Policy officer Allison Roche commented: “Who is going to scrutinise what government ministers do with these EU laws? The only way to ensure we have full democratic accountability of the Brexit changes is through supporting amendments to the bill. “We need to ensure that ministers do ...
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