06 September, 2017
The bill, which will have its second reading on Thursday, is expected to pass through the hung parliament at the vote next Monday with the help of Democratic Unionist party MPs.
Mr Hands was returned as the MP for Chelsea and Fulham in June, but saw his majority nearly halved after a 10.2 per cent swing to Labour, which also picked up the neighbouring seat of Kensington.
Bill, which MPs start scrutinising tomorrow, should be a supremely boring piece of legislation.
Labour says it can't support the government's European Union withdrawal bill over concerns about secondary legislation.
As The Canary has documented, the Tory government is at war with itself over Brexit. The slogan of the Leave campaign was about taking back control and restoring powers to Parliament.
"No Conservative wants a bad Brexit deal, or to do anything that increases the threat of a Corbyn government". "That's why the prime minister is very, very keen to ensure we continue to pursue the domestic agenda she set out on the steps of Downing Street when she first became prime minister. It will all backfire on them".
The statement came as Brexit Secretary David Davis prepares to deliver a statement in the House of Commons on divorce talks with the EU.
When asked whether Mrs May would be the party's ideal candidate for the top job at that time, newly appointed International Trade Minister Greg Hands suggested it was too early to call.
The bill would bestow sweeping "Henry VIII powers" on the Government, which ministers say is essential if they are to complete the Brexit process on time.
They will target areas such as trying to stay in the single market during at least the transitional period, securing a guarantee for the rights of European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom, and watering down the ability of ministers to change primary legislation through secondary legislation - a practice known as exercising Henry VIII powers.
Former constitution minister John Penrose said there was a "delicate balance" to be struck between the flexibility required to cope with Brexit and the "fundamental" role of Parliament in scrutinising the changes.
The party said it could not support the bill in its current form because it would "let government ministers grab powers from parliament to slash people's rights at work and reduce protection for consumers and the environment".
The bill transposes existing European law into United Kingdom law but will involve extensive use of "Henry VIII powers", which allow ministers to change primary legislation using secondary legislation without parliamentary scrutiny.
