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2024-11-28 05:50:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4E548A7A7C565880DBFF4E51CF8E094A805DF8F4C1DA52AF8C77FB5200DFB508
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Gov can invoke Henry VIII powers to introduce secondary legislation to amend the Assisted Dying Act. This was a widely-condemned tactic of Boris Johnson’s gov when it came to post-Brexit laws That is, a an Act without parliament having to properly scrutinise it. https://www.thecanary.co/editorial/2024/11/26/assisted-dying-bill-dignity-in-dying/ https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/secondary-legislation-how-it-made https://goodlawproject.org/case/relegating-parliament/ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/01/uk-government-use-of-henry-viii-clauses-to-be-challenged-in-court
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