Theresa May Offers ‘Great Repeal Bill,’ and Opponents Promise ‘Hell’
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Theresa May Offers ‘Great Repeal Bill,’ and Opponents Promise ‘Hell’
Introducing the document, David Davis, the secretary of state for exiting the European Union, said it would allow Britain to quit the bloc "with maximum certainty, continuity and control." But the pro-European Liberal Democrat Party predicted
that passing the bill would be "hell," while the main opposition Labour Party had promised to vote against the legislation unless there are significant changes.
One option for the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, could be to ally with those in the Conservative Party who want a "softer" Brexit than Mrs. May — one
that prioritizes the economy — exposing the government divisions and possibly defeating it.
After her gamble in calling an early general election backfired last month, Mrs. May now faces the formidable task of negotiating with the other 27 European Union member countries while knowing
that she could be undercut by her own Parliament at any time as she pushes ahead on British withdrawal, known as Brexit.
By STEPHEN CASTLEJULY 13, 2017
LONDON — Weakened by the loss of her parliamentary majority, Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, pressed ahead on Thursday with legislative plans to extract her country from the European Union, publishing a dense, technical bill
that will ultimately test her fragile grip on the job she wrested from a pack of rivals a year ago.
The legislation, called the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and known as the "great repeal bill," is vital in order to ensure
that there is no legal vacuum when Britain quits the bloc as it plans to do in 2019.
He compared the government’s approach to Brexit to a chocolate orange, a treat popular in Britain, in
that it might fall apart "at the first tap." Yet, Mrs. May’s problems are likely to be just beginning with the introduction of the 66-page bill, designed to transfer European Union law onto the British statute book.
Introducing the document, David Davis, the secretary of state for exiting the European Union, said it would allow Britain to quit the bloc "with maximum certainty, continuity and control." But the pro-European Liberal Democrat Party predicted
that passing the bill would be "hell," while the main opposition Labour Party had promised to vote against the legislation unless there are significant changes.
One option for the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, could be to ally with those in the Conservative Party who want a "softer" Brexit than Mrs. May — one
that prioritizes the economy — exposing the government divisions and possibly defeating it.
After her gamble in calling an early general election backfired last month, Mrs. May now faces the formidable task of negotiating with the other 27 European Union member countries while knowing
that she could be undercut by her own Parliament at any time as she pushes ahead on British withdrawal, known as Brexit.
By STEPHEN CASTLEJULY 13, 2017
LONDON — Weakened by the loss of her parliamentary majority, Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May, pressed ahead on Thursday with legislative plans to extract her country from the European Union, publishing a dense, technical bill
that will ultimately test her fragile grip on the job she wrested from a pack of rivals a year ago.
The legislation, called the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and known as the "great repeal bill," is vital in order to ensure
that there is no legal vacuum when Britain quits the bloc as it plans to do in 2019.
He compared the government’s approach to Brexit to a chocolate orange, a treat popular in Britain, in
that it might fall apart "at the first tap." Yet, Mrs. May’s problems are likely to be just beginning with the introduction of the 66-page bill, designed to transfer European Union law onto the British statute book.