Guardian understands shadow cabinet will decide to whip MPs to vote against ‘great repeal bill’ at second readingLabour is preparing its first attempt to vote down Theresa May’s EU withdrawal bill in the next week over concerns that controversial Brexit legislation hands too much power to the executive. Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, has repeatedly said Labour would not support the bill without significant changes to its contents, and the government has not yet made any concessions. A handful of Labour rebels are also expected to vote with the government. This has led Tory whips to warn that any rebellion by Tory MPs could be seen as support for Jeremy Corbyn. Tory MPs will be most likely to support changes proposed by backbenchers rather than Corbyn’s leadership team.

Source: The Guardian September 04, 2017 17:14 UTC