"Doesn't it look like the Conservative Party, this fragile Brexit coalition, is now starting to fragment into its constituent parts?"Īnd Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney echoed his sentiment, saying the Conservative Party was "devouring itself yet again".īut a few MPs from her own side offered support, with Tory Sir Bob Neil saying the change in approach was "sensible and pragmatic", and done in "a very Conservative and pro-business fashion". He added: "Isn't it just the case that in the haste to create this hard Brexit utopia, the reality has just finally caught up with them? Hes now warning a recession is on the US economys doorstep. The SNP's Pete Wishart also criticised the minister's tone during the debate, saying she was "doing herself no favours at all with her patronising and arrogant manner". May 4, 2023, 9:48 AM PDT Margin Call screenshot Ian Shepherdson called the mid-2000s downturn in the housing and the broader economy. "This humiliating U-turn is completely down to government hubris that has found itself crashing up against reality." "It is no use blaming the blob or the anti-growth coalition or the BBC.
He added: "It was completely unrealistic, reckless and frankly arrogant to think you could strike 4,000 laws from the statute book in the timescale of the bill. Labour shadow business minister, Justin Madders, called it "an absolute shambles". Ms Badenoch also faced a barrage of criticism from opposition MPs about its handling of the issue. Now there isn't one, is there?"Īnd Michael Fabricant said she had been "tin-eared" by not understanding the upset it would cause. Sir Desmond Swayne said: "The advantage of a sunset is it provides a sense of urgency.
Mark Francois, who chairs the Brexit-backing European Research Group (ERG), asked why the government had "performed a massive climbdown on its own bill despite having such strong support from its own backbenches", saying to Ms Badenoch: "What on earth are you playing at?" The minister also said the new approach would allow "the space for longer term and more ambitious reforms", adding: "We will still fully take back control of our laws and end supremacy and the special status of EU law."īut a raft of Tory backbenchers stood to criticise her plans.īarrage of criticism after 'massive climbdown' She said the move would "provide the legal clarity and certainty" for businesses, while still seeing 600 pieces of EU law revoked by the end of the year. Kemi Badenoch was told off in the House of Commons by the Speaker
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