Yesterday was the 2nd reading of the #IMBill, which is about affirming the general principle of the whole bill. It was not about the offensive clauses.
Brussels should understand the need for the bill in repatriating fmr EU powers. Attacking the whole bill looks like interference https://twitter.com/FabianZuleeg/status/1305747545763852288
This is how parliamentary procedure in the UK works. It is illustrated by how some of most vocal critics of clauses 41-45 backed the bill at THIS stage.
Now that the bill has passed in principle, each clause will be debated + amended🤞 in the NEXT stage. https://twitter.com/dcakraemer/status/1305574189122891776?s=19
As the UK public doesn't understand the nuance of the differences in MPs voting for the GENERAL PURPOSE of a bill, while still being opposed to SPECIFIC CLAUSES of it, we can hardly expect observers in other countries to understand this.
Thankfully I am not the only person making the points I did in this thread. https://twitter.com/jonworth/status/1305750039386624000?s=19
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