‘Niche activity’: MPs not turning up to scrutinise important Brexit legislation

European Scrutiny Committee barely attended by Labour MPs

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The government's Brexit legislation is not being properly scrutinised because MPs are failing to turn up to parliamentary sessions about it, it has been claimed.

A new report by constitutional experts at the Institute for Government details how scrutiny of EU matters has "dwindled" and become "a niche activity" on the green benches.

Figures collated by researchers show that Labour MPs in particular want to "avoid looking back at Brexit" for political reasons, it suggests.