20-09-2023, 09:44 PM
(20-09-2023, 09:24 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Absolutely not - it was just the usual grandstanding and announcing policy away from the scrutiny of parliament. The BBC does it's duty by digesting it to report on within the bulletin - and indeed gad already done its public service duty by leaking the plans beforehand.
While slightly unusual, any policy change would presumably have to be legislated for via the said parliament, so it is really not possible to have "policy away from the scrutiny of parliament".