Yes, it seems that the law officers in HMG seems to have determined that their role is no longer to advise the Government on what they must do to avoid staying within the law (with obligation to resi… (View Post)

That is highly debatable. Perhaps some legal experts might like to comment. Once Parliament has given powers to ministers to act unilaterally it becomes very difficult to take them back. Not least be… (View Post)

That was the whole point of the NI protocol! To allow for the possibility of a no deal departure without breaching the GFA. And why the crap the govt were coming up with yesterday about their legisla… (View Post)

It feels as if they've seriously misjudged the attitude of not just mainstream Conservatives, but the right wing towards the issue of breaking International law. They might have got away with it… (View Post)

I think they're also in a situation where, due to COVID, their desire to play the populism game, whilst actually having to confront the reality that their decisions are literally playing with pe… (View Post)