David Davis has been told he could be in contempt of parliament after his department heavily edited government analyses on the impact of Brexit on 58 industrial sectors before handing them to a select committee. Davis said he was withholding the information because he had “received no assurances from the [Brexit] committee regarding how any information passed will be used”. But that triggered a furious reaction from MPs on the Brexit select committee who were supposed to be handed over the reports after a unanimous and binding vote of MPs. Read moreThe shadow Brexit secretary, Sir Keir Starmer, had forced the issue by using an ancient parliamentary procedure known as a humble address. All 58 impact assessments should have been shared with the select committee in full, without redaction and unedited,” said Starmer.

Source: The Guardian November 27, 2017 17:35 UTC