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Speaker's attack on government's 'total disregard for the House' over coronavirus laws

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coronavirus legislation.In an extraordinary address to MPs ahead of Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, he said the government has shown a "total disregard for Parliament".He said: "The way in which the government has exercised its power to make secondary legislation during this crisis has been totally unsatisfactory.“All too often important statutory instruments have been published a matter of hours before they come into force - and some explanations as to why important measures have come into effect before they can be laid before this house has been unconvincing and shows a total disregard for the House.“Lack of clarity in such important matters risks undermining the rule of law.

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