Independent: Labour’s leader in the House of Lords has pledged not to
hold up or “frustrate” the triggering of Article 50 – as the
Government’s bill moves to the House of Lords for scrutiny.The Bill g oing through Parliament at the moment is required
to give the Government the power to start Brexit negotiations, which
Theresa May has said she wants to do by the end of March. Baroness [Angela] Smith pledged no “extended ping-ping”
between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, but said peers
would try to add “legitimate” amendments to the Bill. Labour’s peers
have tabled a number of ideas they say could make the Brexit process run
more efficiently, including the call for a meaningful vote on the final
deal.
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