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Hey team.
The parliamentary agenda (and by extension Clear the Lobby) has a funny place in the political news cycle. Sometimes it's entirely peripheral, and other times it's the story.
This week the latter is the case.
The Internal Market Bill hits the Commons.
As a whole, the Bill creates a legal framework for intra-UK trade after Brexit.
The controversial bit gives Northern Ireland unfettered access to the rest of the UK, and avoids discrimination against goods travelling to Great Britain.
This is problematic because it runs counter to the Northern Ireland protocol (part of the Withdrawal Agreement signed with the EU last year), which requires things like export declaration forms when moving goods from NI to GB.
The government has acknowledged the Bill would break international law.
This creates all sorts of problems, including damaging the UK's trustworthiness on the international stage, not least with any countries looking to sign trade deals.
Boris Johnson also faces the risk of a backbench rebellion.
If 40 or more Conservative MPs vote against the Bill, it won't pass.
There are also amendments, like the one from Sir Bob Neill, which allows Parliament to veto any government attempt to override the Withdrawal Agreement.
If the Bill does pass, it has two days of committee stage debate this week, and two days next week, before going to the Lords. That's where things could get really interesting, but that's a story for another day...
Until next week. In the meantime, feel free to tweet me, or just reply to this email.
Sebastian (@sebastiansalek)
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MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - 2nd reading
Applies to: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Sets out the new legal framework for trade between the UK's four nations after Brexit.
Draft bill (PDF) / Commons Library briefing
TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER
Digitally Altered Body Images Bill
Requires advertisers, broadcasters and publishers to show a certain logo when images of human bodies or body parts have had their proportions digitally altered. Ten minute rule motion presented by Luke Evans.
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - committee stage day 1
See above.
WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
Remote Participation in House of Commons Proceedings (Motion) Bill
Requires the Leader of the House of Commons to propose a motion that states all MPs have the same right to take part in proceedings, and establishes a way for MPs who can’t come to Westminster to participate and vote remotely. Ten minute rule motion presented by Geraint Davies.
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - committee stage day 2
See above.
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
No votes scheduled
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
No votes scheduled
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- Fire Safety Bill - goes to Lords
- White Goods (Registration) Bill - goes to 2nd reading
- Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill - returns to Lords to approve Commons amendments
- Houses in Multiple Occupation Bill - goes to 2nd reading
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