{"id":146,"date":"2020-11-09T18:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T18:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amnewsworld.com\/?p=146"},"modified":"2020-11-09T18:39:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T18:39:16","slug":"latest-house-lords-set-to-defeat-governments-law-breaking-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amnewsworld.com\/fi\/latest-house-lords-set-to-defeat-governments-law-breaking-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest: House of Lords set to defeat government’s law-breaking legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest from the House of Lords as peers vote on the UK Internal Market Bill with the government facing defeat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The government is expected to face a heavy defeat in a vote on the bill, which is scheduled for 7pm. A minister has vowed the any parts of the bill removed by the Lords will be reinstated despite the internal Market Bill breaking international law, Downing Street insists it is a “vital safety net”.<\/p>\n

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Archbishop of Canterbury adds to criticism<\/strong><\/p>\n

The head of the Church of England adds his voice to concerns over the impact of the bill on peace in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n

The process of peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, as Lord Eames said, did not end with the Belfast Agreement,” he says.<\/p>\n

It remains an ongoing process which requires work and awareness from leaders.<\/p>\n

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‘This is nothing to do with whether you think being part of the EU is a good thing’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lib Dem peer Lord Newby says he agrees with Lord Howard.<\/p>\n

Indeed, he says there is little disagreement about the bill, specifically on the fact it breaks the law.<\/p>\n

“If we can’t take a view on a matter of deliberate law breaking by the government, we may as well pack up our bags and go home, ” he says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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‘Isn’t that what law breakers always say?’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord Howard is not holding back here.<\/p>\n

Saying the government has admitted the Bill breaks international law and that ministers had subsequently made the case that “circumstances make it expedient to break international law”.<\/p>\n

“Isn’t that what law breakers always say? Isn’t that the excuse of law breakers everywhere?<\/p>\n

“What sort of a precedent is the government setting when it admits that position?<\/p>\n

“How can we reproach other countries – Russia, China, Iran – if their behavior becomes reprehensible if we ourselves have such scant regard for treaties we sign up to.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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‘Nothing has changed’: Former Tory leader Lord Howard castigates government<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lord Howard of Lympne, previously plain old Michael Howard, is joining severe criticism of the government’s legislation.<\/p>\n

He begins by paying tribute to Lord Eames’ “moving” words, saying they “carry great weight and merit serious consideration by the government”.<\/p>\n

He says he resisted the temptation to repeat his (critical) speech on the bill from its second reading – but says the temptation was a “seductive one” because “to use a much-maligned phrase, nothing has changed” .<\/p>\n

A hat-tip, of course, to another former Conservative leader, Theresa May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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