First secretary of state Damian Green stresses importance of bill passing and says ministers will listen to ‘reasonable points’Theresa May’s deputy has signalled that the government is prepared to make concessions on its EU withdrawal bill to head off a Tory revolt over concerns it gives ministers too much power. Before the bill’s second reading in the House of Commons on Thursday Green said the government would listen to “reasonable points” as the withdrawal bill makes its way through parliament in the coming weeks. MPs begin debate on EU (withdrawal) bill as peers claim it's flawed - Politics live Read moreThere is widespread concern among opposition parties and some Conservative rebels that the bill to convert EU legislation into British law will not give MPs enough power to scrutinise the process. A lot has been said this morning about the fact this bill converts EU law into our law but it does a lot more than that. This bill provides that it will be implemented by delegated powers and there are at least 1,000 pieces of delegated legislation contemplated under this bill.

Source: The Guardian September 07, 2017 07:41 UTC