Whats a notwithstanding clause? - by Joshua Rozenberg

“You promised me a notwithstanding clause” must surely be one of the stranger complaints made by an outgoing home secretary to the prime minister who appointed her, particularly as Suella Braverman was given something pretty similar by Rishi Sunak as part of her “stop the boats” legislation.
A notwithstanding clause, as I understand it, says that you ar…
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Christie Applegate
Update: 2024-12-02