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16 October 2017

The Guardian: Ministers warned of constitutional crisis risk over EU withdrawal bill


Ministers have been warned they must amend the EU withdrawal bill to curtail any possibility of a power grab away from the Scottish and Welsh devolved administrations or risk a constitutional crisis.

The first secretary of state, Damian Green, is to meet senior figures in the Welsh assembly and Scottish government on Monday at the joint ministerial committee. They will warn that the devolved administrations will not give legislative consent unless the bill is significantly amended.

The first minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, said he would recommend the Welsh assembly block the bill unless changes were made.

“We do not accept the bill in its current form and have recommended that the assembly does not grant its consent unless changes are made,” he said. The SNP’s Brexit minister, Mike Russell, has also previously told the Scottish parliament there was no consent for the bill in its current form.

The Scottish and Welsh administrations have demanded additional changes to avoid what they describe as a Westminster power grab on devolved policy areas including fisheries and agriculture. [...]

Full article on The Guardian



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