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Lords Brexit bill debate enters second day

The House of Lords' debate on the Brexit bill has entered its second day, with 190 peers expected to speak on the European Union (Notification Of Withdrawal) Bill's second reading during the debate.

The legislation would allow the Prime Minister to trigger the formal two-year Brexit process and has already cleared the Commons unamended with big majorities,

However, the Government does not have an in-built majority in the upper chamber and a number of peers are believed to be ready to rewrite the Bill.

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Lord Lawson warns against delaying Brexit bill

Lord Lawson of Blaby has warned against "improper" amending of the Brexit bill, earning him dissenting grumbles from the opposition benches.

Lord Lawson warned that delays would only prolong uncertainty for British businesses.

Some opposition peers were heard to shout "shame" when he said amendments already tabled did not seek to amend the Bill's provisions but would "add to them substantially and perhaps delay the Bill".

He said: "In the unprecedented circumstances in which we find ourselves, I have to say that were the House to entertain any of the amendments it would have embarked on an ill-advised, improper and fundamentally unconstitutional manoeuvre."

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