Inside the 'stealth' process to impose EU rules on Britain in one WEEK as fresh details emerge

However, critics have accused Keir Starmer of reversing Brexit stealth by deploying Henry VIII powers to rubber-stamp the secondary legislation without full parliamentary debate.As the report by think-tank Brexit Facts4EU, The Campaign for an Independent Britain (CIBUK.Org), and Stand for Our Sovereignty explains, Mr Starmer’s first act as Prime Minister was to abolish the European Scrutiny Committee of the House of Commons - the cross-party committee that audited proposed EU laws. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say However, the PM didn’t abolish the House of Lords' version of the Committee. Given that the Lords acted as a significant centre of resistance to the previous government's attempts to leave the EU, the authors conclude that the PM probably felt his Bill would escape scrutiny in the unelected chamber that has been accused of backing the Remainer cause.The timeline of the supposed inquiry into the incoming EU reset Bill further fuels this perception, the authors suggest.On 13 March, the House of Lords European Affairs Committee quietly opened its call for evidence, with little fanfare beyond official channels.Submissions were gathered over a five-week period before the process closed on 20 April, a window critics say passed largely unnoticed outside Westminster.According to the report, several groups only became aware of the inquiry after it had already shut, prompting accusations that the exercise was “more of a whisper than a call”.The Committee is now expected to report back shortly before the King’s Speech on 13 May, raising questions about how far its conclusions can influence the legislation.Alongside this, the report highlights the proposed use of “Henry VIII powers”, allowing ministers to align UK law with European Union rules via secondary legislation.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSMAPPED: All Green-voting areas where Reform could open migrant detention centres under latest pledgeWATCH: Hordes of illegal migrants use LADDERS to cross border into mainland EuropeZack Polanski is a 'clueless luvvy who encourages those who attack police', says inspector-turned-MPGiving evidence, Peter Lilley warned: “The government claims that if we adopt all the EU’s Single Market laws it will magically trigger growth. But that is a triumph of hope over experience.”He added: “Over our 28 years as members, our goods exports to the Single Market stagnated growing far more slowly than exports to the rest of the world.”In further remarks, he cautioned ministers were overlooking wider implications, arguing that “participation in the Single Market requires a corresponding element of free movement of people and payments into the EU budget.” Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter