Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone slams 'unholy rush' by Conservative government in Westminster to force through Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill
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THE "unholy" rush to force through a Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill has been slammed by a far north MP.
Jamie Stone, whose constituency includes Easter Ross, has criticised the Conservatives for attempting to push the Brexit deal through with no time for MPs to scrutinise the legislation.
The bill was made public only last night, and just three days have been given to scrutinise it.
Legal experts and politicians from across the political divide have voiced anger at the speed. Some have pointed out that MPs were given more time to debate the Wild Animals in Circuses Act than they are being given to look at a bill which could impact on the UK and its 66 million inhabitants for generations.
Commenting Mr Stone said: “The Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which was only published late last night, is to be pushed through Parliament at an unholy gallop.
“The Tory government has showed yet more disregard for Parliament as it aims to force the Withdrawal Agreement through Parliament in just three days. The Bill is 110 pages long, the biggest decision the country has faced in decades will be debated in just three day, and the Chancellor has refused to assess the economic dangers of the Prime Minister’s Brexit plan.
“It’s almost as if he knows this deal will be terrible for the economy.
“The Bill also gives no provision to Parliament to stop a no deal Brexit if negotiations on our future relationship are unfinished by the end of December next year proving that this Bill is nothing more than no deal Brexit by the back door, and this from a Government claiming to be ‘taking back control’.
“The Conservative government is trying to crash this Bill through Parliament before anyone realises how bad it is, but the Liberal Democrats demand better and will continue to fight to stop Brexit. Our priority is to secure a People’s Vote with the option to stay in the EU.”
