Senior Tories from the powerful backbencher group want to force the Government to let Parliament have the final say on new lockdown measures. A vote in Parliament will take place next week based on renewing the “temporary provisions” under the Coronavirus Act 2020 to allow the Government to introduce new lockdown measures when they see fit. However, Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 committee, wants to push for an amendment to the Coronavirus Act 2020 which would require the Government to put every new measure introduced in the Act to a vote in the Commons.
This would put a “Parliamentary lock” on any future regulations that can be used to increase lockdown measures.
The move would be used to allay the fury of senior MPs at lockdown measures being imposed on Britons without a vote.
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph Sir Graham Brady said: “In March, Parliament gave the Government sweeping emergency powers at a time when Parliament was about to go into recess.
“There was realistic concern that NHS care capacity might be overwhelmed by COVID-19.
“We now know that the NHS coped well with the challenge of the virus and Parliament has been sitting largely since April.
“There is now no justification for ministers ruling by emergency powers without reference to normal democratic processes.
“It is essential that going forward all of these massively important decisions for family life, and affecting people’s jobs and businesses should be exercised with proper supervision and control.”
Boris Johnson’s Government introduced the ‘rule of six’ on Monday September 14.
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“When meeting friends and family you do not live with, or have formed a support bubble with, you must not meet in a group of more than six, indoors or outdoors.
“This is against the law and the police will have the powers to enforce these legal limits.
“This includes issuing fines, fixed penalty notices, of £100.
“The fine will double for further breaches up to a maximum of £3,200.”
