Amendments are for tweaking, really. They could make things worse rather than better as we saw with the Health and Social Care Act.Starmer argued that Labour would amend and remove the worst aspects of the bill but called the flaws “so fundamental” that it was hard to see it ever made “fit for purpose”.
I hope the government listen to the lawyers because ambiguity and vague language in a bill such as this could prove a real nightmare. At least there are some on the Conservative side that see the need for Parliament to have the final say on leaving.
Grieve also planned to lay down other amendments including calling for a further bill to be required after MPs know what the Brexit deal looks like before this legislation can actually be enacted. He also criticised the removal of safeguards for people or businesses adversely affected by the application of EU law.