'Give us a say Mr Bone' - campaign group

MP Peter Bone is being called on to support an ammendment to the trade bill. This trailer has been in Wellingborough today. NNL-180806-150459005MP Peter Bone is being called on to support an ammendment to the trade bill. This trailer has been in Wellingborough today. NNL-180806-150459005
MP Peter Bone is being called on to support an ammendment to the trade bill. This trailer has been in Wellingborough today. NNL-180806-150459005
An advertising van urging Peter Bone MP to give the public a say on post-Brexit trade deals has been circling Wellingborough today.

This comes ahead of the highly anticipated return of the Trade Bill to Parliament, expected in the coming weeks.

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Currently, the Trade Bill will allow the government to implement trade deals with no public scrutiny.

MP Peter Bone is being called on to support an ammendment to the trade bill. This trailer has been in Wellingborough today. NNL-180806-150448005MP Peter Bone is being called on to support an ammendment to the trade bill. This trailer has been in Wellingborough today. NNL-180806-150448005
MP Peter Bone is being called on to support an ammendment to the trade bill. This trailer has been in Wellingborough today. NNL-180806-150448005

The ad van, which has been launched by campaigning organisation 38 Degrees, calls on MPs, including Mr Bone, to support an amendment to the bill that would give parliament the chance to scrutinise future changes to what trade deals mean for the UK instead.

Without public scrutiny it would be easier for regulations such as high food standards to get negotiated away in trade deals. Weaker regulations can mean things like hormone-injected beef or chlorinated chicken could be more likely to end up on our UK supermarket shelves.

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In Wellingborough, 604 people have signed the 38 Degrees petition demanding the public not be locked out of trade deals.

The 38 Degrees campaign to give the public a say on future trade deals has been supported by more than half a million people right across the UK.

Maggie Chao, Campaigns Manager at 38 Degrees says: “Trade is too important to be done in secret. Good trade deals can boost the economy, create jobs, and improve opportunities for all of us. But when trade deals are done badly, it can be a disaster. It could mean lost jobs, lower standards for food, and farmers losing their jobs.”

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“That’s why it’s so important that MPs and the public have a say on future trade deals. The government’s new law would allow them to change laws to implement trade deals in secret after Brexit. But if enough MPs support the amendment and demand a say, the government will have to back down and change the law”.