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Kate’s Brexit update November 2016

I am strongly of the view that parliament must have a vote at the point when the eventual decision to trigger article 50 is taken, and in that regard, I await the outcome of the Supreme Court case with interest. In order to exercise that vote (assuming it takes…

Kate’s Brexit update October 2016

I received a large number of emails on both sides of the Brexit debate following the High Court ruling on Article 50. The Court case was to decide if the Government could trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union using its ‘prerogative power’ i.e without parliamentary consent.…

Kate’s Brexit update July 2016

I campaigned for a very different outcome from the Referendum, and while of course I must respect the decision of the country to leave the EU, in Trafford, we voted by a margin of 58/42% to remain, and so I am deeply disappointed at the result. Two weeks on…

Kate’s blog: The government is under pressure on Brexit as parliament breaks up for the summer

Parliament starts its summer break today – after an abortive attempt last week by the Prime Minister to end the term early to avoid the risk of losing votes, or getting into another row with her own backbenchers. Labour MPs certainly weren’t having that – we have plenty of issues…

Kate questions Michael Gove on trade deal with the USA

In this clip Kate, as a member of the European Scrutiny committee, questions Michael Gove, Environment Secretary, on President Trump, trading relationships with the USA and chlorinated chicken.

Kate’s update on EU Withdrawal Bill 14th June 2018

Parliament spent two days this week debating and voting on the EU Withdrawal Bill. There were a number of important issues. First, Labour wanted to ensure that parliament will have a meaningful vote on the exit deal the Prime Minister negotiates. If it’s not good enough, MPs need to have…

A week dominated by Brexit

There’s really been only one story in Westminster this week, and that’s been Brexit. We spent two days debating amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill which the House of Lords had proposed, all of them very significant for the future of our country. You can read my post about some…

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