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MPs might sense-check this (welcome) offer from Government against the safeguards for emergency regulations in Part II of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/36/…).
The analogy between safeguards in that legislation to emergency regs made by a Minister and to emergency legislation made by Parliament is far from perfect. Nevertheless they remain a useful way to sense-check emergency legislation introduced by a Government with a huge majority.
The requirement in the 2004 Act to consult the devolved administrations seems to me especially important in both theoretical/constitutional terms and in practical terms given the reported disapora from the big cities of England to the less populous parts of the United Kingdom.
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Here is the legal advice you have all been waiting for. Does Coronavirus mean your children can't have Easter eggs? THREAD. bbc.com/news/business-…
The legislation is to be found in the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020. And they control one's ability to purchase Easter eggs in two ways.
First, they restrict whether you may leave the place where you are living for the purpose of purchasing Easter eggs.

In my expert opinion, you can't.
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1. Fold a piece of A4 paper in half across the short length.
2. Place on the floor so it stands a width proud of the floor.
3. Standing on one foot, and with no other part of your anatomy supported, pick up the piece of A4 using your mouth.
4. Return to standing.
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Sorry to those upset by my tweet. My chickens were very distressed by the fox - both before and after I'd despatched it - and I wanted it out of the way quickly.
I was slightly shocked by the whole tooth-and-claw experience when I tweeted and that was what I was trying to convey. But my tweet, one of a number about keeping chickens in urban London, should have conveyed that better.
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A thread to explain how sex based rights and (legal) sex change interact:

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Hypothesis: @BorisJohnson (and/or Dominic Cummings) is still aiming for a 31st October UKExit ("Brexit").

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My note on why the new NI Protocol is in breach of section 55 of the Taxation (Cross border Trade) Act. legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/22/…
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1/ Stripping Shamima Begum of citizenship

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