Henry VIII helps put red tape to the torch

From: The Independent - London | Date: January 20, 1994| Author: COLIN BROWN | Copyright information

JOHN MAJOR told colleagues in the planning stage that the so-called "Henry VIII" clause, giving ministers wide powers, would be one of the main battlegrounds of the 70- clause Deregulation and Contracting Out Bill.

The Prime Minister, in talks with the Chief Whip, Richard Ryder, and other key parliamentary advisers, tried to head off protests about the excessive use of powers by providing a novel system for checking the measures.

Michael Heseltine, President of the Board of Trade...

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