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European Union Bill

My Lords, when the noble Lord, Lord Liddle, moved his amendment, he was careful and modest enough to say that it was a probing amendment, following which it was possibly unwise for the noble Lord, Lord Davies, to go in feet first when it was explained to him that the legislation was repeating what had been in previous legislation—apart from the referendum—and say, ““That does not excuse it because it is bad legislation””. However, all the arguments that he applied about lack of flexibility surely would have applied before if his arguments were right.