This Brexit bill finally buries the Conservative party of law and order | Martin Kettle

For a Cummings-influenced government to break promises is no surprise. But breaking the law is still a jaw-dropping moveTo the patron saint of modern Conservatives, the rule of law was always fundamental to economic prosperity. It was also always distinctively British. In her memoirs, Margaret Thatcher identified the rule of law as the foundational underpinning of commercial confidence in any society. And in a 1982 interview she said that Britain gave the very idea of the rule of law to Europe. As she put it: “The law came from us.” Related: Plans for post-Brexit UK internal market an ‘assault on devolution’ Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/09/brexit-bill-thatcher-cummings-breaking-the-law #brexit #trade_policy #foreign_policy #northern_ireland #european_union #europe #politics #uk_news #law