Government to scrap plans for 'Henry VIII power' to end free movement

Good to see its all really well thought through

Legal experts warned against Priti Patel’s decision to change law on 31 October



"The government has been forced to scrap plans for a law that would end freedom of movement at midnight on 31 October in a no-deal scenario, according to reports.

In a shift of policy, the home secretary, Priti Patel, had planned secondary legislation to stop freedom of movement for EU citizens into the UK, but has been forced to accept that the move could have landed the government in court.

Her decision caused outrage when it was revealed last month, with the Liberal Democrats’ Ed Davey branding her plan “completely detached from reality … the next chapter in the never-ending saga of the utter mess they are making of Brexit”.

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ans-for-henry-viii-power-to-end-free-movement

Anyone with half a functioning brain cell knew that would end in tears; I am surprised you were taken-in. However I am led to believe that SS applications will not be handled after 31st October.

A volte-faire is a volte-faire.

A lot of people were taken in, the "Leave and kick the foreigners out brigade".

It's a good time for this sort of stuff to come out, though. Good time to bury bad news or fudge false promises when attention is directed at one single thing.

All except our delightful Home Secretary then