Scottish and Welsh ministers criticise ‘cack-handed’ plans to scrap EU rules
by Severin Carrell and Jessica Elgot from on (#5VM4F)
UK government accused of not properly consulting devolved parliaments over Brexit freedom bill'
Senior ministers in the Welsh and Scottish governments have furiously criticised last-minute and cack-handed" plans from the Conservatives to scrap or amend thousands of EU rules.
The move - nicknamed the Brexit freedoms bill" - has also raised alarm from constitutional experts who said it would make it easier for ministers to bulldoze through important parliamentary scrutiny.
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