Theresa May warns of ‘hell’ as opposition parties plan to gang up to delay the Great Repeal Bill going through Parliament today
THERESA May was last night warned to expect “hell” as opposition parties gang up to delay the Repeal Bill severing ties with Brussels.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron vowed to “work across party lines” to block and frustrate legislation introduced before Parliament today.
Referring the row over Article 50 – the act needed to kick-start Brexit in March – Mr Farron said the government hadn’t seen anything yet.
And he told the PM the Lib Dems were keen to be as rebellious as Tory MPs were in 1992 over the Maastricht Treaty.
He stormed: “We have been learning the lessons of Maastricht and I am putting the government on warning.
“If you found the Article 50 bill difficult, you should be under no illusion this will be hell.”
He added: “If the government try any wheeze or trick to force through changes to vital protections, from workers’ rights to the environment, they are playing with fire. I am keen work across party lines to do everything we can to protect these rights.”
In a statement last night Brexit Secretary David Davis said the Repeal Bill was a “major milestone” in Britain’s withdrawl from the European Union.
And he echoed Theresa May by saying he would “work with anyone” to achieve this goal and “shape a new future for our country”.
Sources claim the government has already been reaching out to Labour to see how they could hand Jeremy Corbyn a “few wins” on workers rights.
Mr Davis said this would mean certainty for business and consumers but also “deliver on our promise to end the supremacy of EU law in the UK”.
The Government will also today publish position papers on nuclear materials, ongoing judicial proceedings and diplomatic perks ahead of ‘Brexit Day’ in March 2019.
Each of the tree will be presented to the European Commission ahead of fresh talks in Brussels next week.