Parliamentary sovereignty

[GreenMirror]

Scotland had their chance for independence. They blew it.

[Yorkie62]

- MPs have voted 314-284 against an amendment to the Trade Bill calling for all free trade deals after Brexit to be subject to Parliamentary scrutiny and consent

- MPs have voted 316-37 against giving devolved authorities a veto on Government trade negotiations after Brexit

- MPs have voted 315-285 against requiring the Government to publish texts of proposed trade agreements prior to ratification

So no Parliamentary scrutiny of future trade deals, not even publishing them beforehand, and no veto from Wales or Scotland.

Parliament took back control, only to hand it straight over to the government.

And you expected anything else to happen? After all the majority of the people who voted in the above hope one day to be forming that government, so they want to retain that power for themselves. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[meridian]

And to pre-empt the numpties that will pop in and say that that is how it normally works:

- the US requires congressional approval for their trade deals

- the EU requires MEP review and approval in the EP, and each member state has a veto.

We get the ERG.

[meridian]

- MPs have voted 314-284 against an amendment to the Trade Bill calling for all free trade deals after Brexit to be subject to Parliamentary scrutiny and consent

- MPs have voted 316-37 against giving devolved authorities a veto on Government trade negotiations after Brexit

- MPs have voted 315-285 against requiring the Government to publish texts of proposed trade agreements prior to ratification

So no Parliamentary scrutiny of future trade deals, not even publishing them beforehand, and no veto from Wales or Scotland.

Parliament took back control, only to hand it straight over to the government.