Well, Tory MPs were warned. And NB (and I’m sure John McTernan knows) that REULA 2023 is only the start of it: much post-Brexit legislation in eg agriculture, trade, medicines gives huge powers to Ministers to set policy and rules within a skeletal framework.

George Peretz KC 🇺🇦 I have said that Peter Kyle, for one, will have imperial powers!

John McTernan Henry VIII, certainly.

John McTernan I think François Mitterrand once said of the powers of the presidency under the 5th Republic that though they weren’t made for him, they fitted him very well.

George Peretz KC 🇺🇦 hadn’t heard that one! very funny

John McTernan Especially as he was a fierce opponent of the 5th Republic in 1958: called it a permanent coup d’etat.