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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
So it was a government bluff.
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I think it was primarily a gambit intended to try to make the EU take them seriously, yes. There was never any way their Lordships were going to pass the bill unamended and there is no mechanism for the government to force it into law any earlier than late 2021. If they were truly determined to have their way they would now have to park it until next year, but they can't; they need to get UK single market rules in place, which means the Commons is eventually going to have to send back a version of the bill the Lords will support, in the next few weeks. And if they do that, and if it is accepted and becomes law, there is no means of using the parliament act next year to put the controversial provisions back on the table and then force them through.