Theresa May’s hopes of driving through laws to smooth Britain’s path out of the EU will be dealt a blow this week as Labour lays the ground for a guerrilla campaign against them in the Commons.
Mrs May had hoped to trap Labour into supporting legislation, collectively known as the great repeal bill, on the grounds that the main opposition party is also committed to leaving the EU.
Bills to transpose Brussels laws and regulations on to the British statute book will make up the bulk of the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday. Unless they are passed in time Britain risks a chaotic, possibly disastrous departure.
Sir Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, yesterday refused to say whether Labour would support the great repeal bill, saying