There are some extraordinarily broad Henry VIII clauses in the #WAB. At the very least they need better scrutiny mechanisms, as explained here. /1
Parliament must also have more power to change the UK's negotiating objectives and to initiate an extension request, or we will find ourselves playing no-deal chicken all over again in 2020. /2
Publication of negotiating texts (as in the EU), more frequent reporting on progress and the publication of impact assessments would also be improvements, as @SweeLengHarris says ukandeu.ac.uk/law-making-in-…. /3
These are the kind of legal/political issues, less eye-catching than the marquee political amendments (customs union, confirmatory referendum), that Parliament needs time to decide properly. /3
I'll be supporting sensible amendments along those lines, should they be necessary in @UKHouseofLords /4
Meanwhile, these @commonslibrary explainers researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefi… are invaluable on these and many other #WAB issues /5 ENDS
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