May's deal is Brexit. For all it's faults as a deal we would leave the European Union - which is all that was on the ballot paper. If it doesn't satisfy the people who imagine that "European Union" means sonetsome else then tough.
When May's deal is defeated I think her final play will be to go over the heads of MPs. They are refuaireto deliver my Brexit that you the people want. So give me the mandate to execute it.
She needs a people's vote because MPs continue to deny her / the will of the people. Whether that's a GenrraG Election or a referendum I am unclear. Either way remain will be an option and leave with May will be an option. And let's be honest about this - we cannot hold a referendum wuixqui enough to satisfy Article 50. But we can an election. In February.
What's more, an election utterly destroys the Labour Party. Her position will be simple - if you want to deliver Brexit you have to vote Conservative. If Jeremy tries to copy and also pledge to back Brexit but his unicorn cake fantasy version then he will not only alienate half the Labour vote but half the Labour activists as well. Alternatively he can pledge no Brexit as most MPs and members want and youllyoullysee Labour slaughtered.
She has to call an election. It will save her. And her party.
Why can't she see this?
I completely agree it's the play she ought to make.
She gains nothing from a second referendum except the possibility we vote (narrowly) to remain, which probably means the Tories getting wiped out when there _is_ a GE (which would probably happen in 2019 anyway, if the ERG broke away as a result).
If she goes to the country and says voting Conservative is the only way to secure Brexit she in one fell swoop gains a majority, is able to push through her deal, and gives the Conservatives another five years in power under the FTPA, by which time magic grandpa will be too old to go on...
...or at least, this is the plan IF she wins.
The trouble is there's no guarantee she will win. The Tories are already fighting like ferrets in a sack over Europe and that will only get worse during a GE campaign. Divided parties don't win elections. She threw away an enormous lead in the polls at the last GE and Corbyn has proven himself to be an effective campaigner. GE 2017 was supposed to be about Europe but it ended up being about anything but. I doubt she would be able to control the narrative of a 2019 snap election and going to the country asking "who governs?" doesn't always yield the desired result...
May's deal is Brexit. For all it's faults as a deal we would leave the European Union - which is all that was on the ballot paper. If it doesn't satisfy the people who imagine that "European Union" means sonetsome else then tough.
When May's deal is defeated I think her final play will be to go over the heads of MPs. They are refuaireto deliver my Brexit that you the people want. So give me the mandate to execute it.
She needs a people's vote because MPs continue to deny her / the will of the people. Whether that's a GenrraG Election or a referendum I am unclear. Either way remain will be an option and leave with May will be an option. And let's be honest about this - we cannot hold a referendum wuixqui enough to satisfy Article 50. But we can an election. In February.
What's more, an election utterly destroys the Labour Party. Her position will be simple - if you want to deliver Brexit you have to vote Conservative. If Jeremy tries to copy and also pledge to back Brexit but his unicorn cake fantasy version then he will not only alienate half the Labour vote but half the Labour activists as well. Alternatively he can pledge no Brexit as most MPs and members want and youllyoullysee Labour slaughtered.
She has to call an election. It will save her. And her party.
Why can't she see this?
A. Past experience. B. She just promised not to lead into a GE. C. Calling an election now in the middle of all this would be th height of irresponsibility. The Q is why Corbyn can't see this (although probably he can, hence his tapdancing about).
And D. It would require A50 extension or revocation, which May doesn't want since she knows it makes No Brexit more likely.
Edit/ plus, if it DID become a surrogate for a second vote, she might lose.
Once May’s deal is defeated, she can’t possibly stay and no one in the Tory Party would want her to. She would face a proper VNOC from Labour then, which she’d probably win but she would then be the news rather than policy which would be a massive distraction.
With Labour currently on the back foot after Corbyn’s mad moment yesterday, and idiotic attempt at a VNOC which made the Keystone Cops look competent, she’d after to make way. She won’t be missed.
As for Brexit, it might not happen at all. The chances of no deal or no Brexit must be about neck and neck.
You do not talk for the conservative party as a whole. Indeed are you even a voting member
Furthermore, if the deal fails the DUP will not support a vnoc
As far as the future outcome we cannot look past the meaningful vote and the order the amendments are taken and whether any will have majority support
TM will stand down in due course but right now she is an asset to the party and has a great amount of support in the country, compared to any of the alternatives
You don’t speak for the Tory Party either. Like me, you don’t speak for anyone but yourself but that is what the comments are for isn’t it - expressing individual opinions. As such, your high and mighty tone is both misplaced and risible frankly.
The meaningful vote is meaningless. May’s deal won’t pass with the backstop and the backstop isn’t going to change. She pulled the vote for a reason.
Once her deal is defeated, thoughts will turn to the inevitable leadership contest and the next general election. Whatever is left of her shattered authority and and power will ebb away and she’ll be gone. She’s been a total disaster and a worse Tory PM than either Eden or Heath which is really plumbing the depths.
BigG speaks sense on this unlike your fanaticism.
May has got a Deal which is more than most would have and got 42% in 2017
True. And the chance of her getting it through, in the end, are higher than people are currently estimating (although the penny is starting to drop). It's a shame there isn't a betting opportunity, since Betfair closed the "deal agreed in 2018" market and there isn't an equivalent for 2019. I wouldn't want to tie myself to 29 March since there are clearly various scenarios where we could want or be forced to delay.
The screeching of Lord Adonis demonstrates the penny is starting to drop.
It's May's Deal or No Deal. Choose, Remainers.....
They don't believe that is the choice (Nor do the renegotiator crowd). When will they?
May's deal is Brexit. For all it's faults as a deal we would leave the European Union - which is all that was on the ballot paper. If it doesn't satisfy the people who imagine that "European Union" means sonetsome else then tough.
When May's deal is defeated I think her final play will be to go over the heads of MPs. They are refuaireto deliver my Brexit that you the people want. So give me the mandate to execute it.
She needs a people's vote because MPs continue to deny her / the will of the people. Whether that's a GenrraG Election or a referendum I am unclear. Either way remain will be an option and leave with May will be an option. And let's be honest about this - we cannot hold a referendum wuixqui enough to satisfy Article 50. But we can an election. In February.
What's more, an election utterly destroys the Labour Party. Her position will be simple - if you want to deliver Brexit you have to vote Conservative. If Jeremy tries to copy and also pledge to back Brexit but his unicorn cake fantasy version then he will not only alienate half the Labour vote but half the Labour activists as well. Alternatively he can pledge no Brexit as most MPs and members want and youllyoullysee Labour slaughtered.
She has to call an election. It will save her. And her party.
Why can't she see this?
It would split the party. Neither Johnson nor Soubry would campaign for that manifesto.
I think the Tories will be reasonably united if a GE comes about in the near future; Soubry, Grieves, Boles, Wollaston, Allen and a few others will not be standing as Tory candidates.
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
May's deal is Brexit. For all it's faults as a deal we would leave the European Union - which is all that was on the ballot paper. If it doesn't satisfy the people who imagine that "European Union" means sonetsome else then tough.
When May's deal is defeated I think her final play will be to go over the heads of MPs. They are refuaireto deliver my Brexit that you the people want. So give me the mandate to execute it.
She needs a people's vote because MPs continue to deny her / the will of the people. Whether that's a GenrraG Election or a referendum I am unclear. Either way remain will be an option and leave with May will be an option. And let's be honest about this - we cannot hold a referendum wuixqui enough to satisfy Article 50. But we can an election. In February.
What's more, an election utterly destroys the Labour Party. Her position will be simple - if you want to deliver Brexit you have to vote Conservative. If Jeremy tries to copy and also pledge to back Brexit but his unicorn cake fantasy version then he will not only alienate half the Labour vote but half the Labour activists as well. Alternatively he can pledge no Brexit as most MPs and members want and youllyoullysee Labour slaughtered.
She has to call an election. It will save her. And her party.
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
If you thought the EU referendum was a bad-tempered affair, can you imagine what that referendum would be like? It would be treated as a proxy for reunification - at least by the unionists.
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
The backstop isn’t a simple NI-affair anymore, so an NI-only referendum on it is a non-starter.
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
If you thought the EU referendum was a bad-tempered affair, can you imagine what that referendum would be like? It would be treated as a proxy for reunification - at least by the unionists.
And if we can have a referendum on the backstop why not a referendum on the whole deal?
If you thought the EU referendum was a bad-tempered affair, can you imagine what that referendum would be like? It would be treated as a proxy for reunification - at least by the unionists.
Oh, it's worse than that. The polls suggest a substantial minority of unionists - the ones who voted to stay in the EU, I suspect - back the backstop.
For the DUP to lose a vote such as this would be catastrophic for them.
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
It would also honour the Belfast Agreement which enshrines 'no change of status without consent' (something the EU ignores as it conjures up 'the spirit' of the Belfast Agreement, since it cant use the actual text...)
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
They are no worse off with a border poll than the backstop
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
They are no worse off with a border poll than the backstop
Really? How many Westminster MPs will they get if they lose a border poll?
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
Yes there needs to be another full Act of Parliament.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
Good job none of our esteemed Lords or Commoners like to pontificate and grandstand then isn't it.
May's deal is Brexit. For all it's faults as a deal we would leave the European Union - which is all that was on the ballot paper. If it doesn't satisfy the people who imagine that "European Union" means sonetsome else then tough.
When May's deal is defeated I think her final play will be to go over the heads of MPs. They are refuaireto deliver my Brexit that you the people want. So give me the mandate to execute it.
She needs a people's vote because MPs continue to deny her / the will of the people. Whether that's a GenrraG Election or a referendum I am unclear. Either way remain will be an option and leave with May will be an option. And let's be honest about this - we cannot hold a referendum wuixqui enough to satisfy Article 50. But we can an election. In February.
What's more, an election utterly destroys the Labour Party. Her position will be simple - if you want to deliver Brexit you have to vote Conservative. If Jeremy tries to copy and also pledge to back Brexit but his unicorn cake fantasy version then he will not only alienate half the Labour vote but half the Labour activists as well. Alternatively he can pledge no Brexit as most MPs and members want and youllyoullysee Labour slaughtered.
She has to call an election. It will save her. And her party.
Why can't she see this?
It would split the party. Neither Johnson nor Soubry would campaign for that manifesto.
If shes won seats across the North why would she care about ERG nutters?
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
Looks sound enough but there are four reasons he has not followed this path:
i) The DUP could renege. Unlikely I'd have thought - but possible. ii) Lacks authority with his backbenchers to make the abstention 'big enough' iii) Loses the membership/weakens their poll rating as they've become the midwife of a Tory Brexit iv) Fancies the Tories owning hard Brexit...
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
And his support base amongst the Labour Party membership would be outraged if he did that kind of deal with the Tories.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
I agree. What he wants to do is prise the DUP from the government so a VonC can pass. Letting the MV pass is the most obvious way of doing that.
Yesterday the leader of the SNP in parliament raised a point of order with the Speaker to ask if it was possible to have a Vote of No Confidence in the opposition.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
Looks sound enough but there are four reasons he has not followed this path:
i) The DUP could renege. Unlikely I'd have thought - but possible. ii) Lacks authority with his backbenchers to make the abstention 'big enough' iii) Loses the membership/weakens their poll rating as they've become the midwife of a Tory Brexit iv) Fancies the Tories owning hard Brexit...
i) Yes agreed, possible, but unlikely. ii) If he sold it to them as a plan to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus of the likelihood of forcing a GE, I would think he could get enough support for that. iii) Make plain to the membership and the country that they are only voting for it in order to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus for the membership of forcing a GE. iv) Yes he might fancy the Tories owning a hard Brexit, but that is unlikely to benefit Labour before the next scheduled GE in 2022.
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
She can't concede that the details of her deal need public ratification
Yesterday the leader of the SNP in parliament raised a point of order with the Speaker to ask if it was possible to have a Vote of No Confidence in the opposition.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
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If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
I agree. What he wants to do is prise the DUP from the government so a VonC can pass. Letting the MV pass is the most obvious way of doing that.
Well May has said over and over again to Labour MP's that the only way to be sure of avoiding a no deal cliff-edge Brexit is to support her WA, so she cannot complain if they do so. Neither can she can complain if Labour call for a VONC and her agreement with the DUP is so weak that they refuse to support her.
The reality seems to be that May does not really want Labour MP's to support her WA, because it would probably lead to a GE and an extension to Article 50.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
Looks sound enough but there are four reasons he has not followed this path:
i) The DUP could renege. Unlikely I'd have thought - but possible. ii) Lacks authority with his backbenchers to make the abstention 'big enough' iii) Loses the membership/weakens their poll rating as they've become the midwife of a Tory Brexit iv) Fancies the Tories owning hard Brexit...
i) Yes agreed, possible, but unlikely. ii) If he sold it to them as a plan to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus of the likelihood of forcing a GE, I would think he could get enough support for that. iii) Make plain to the membership and the country that they are only voting for it in order to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus for the membership of forcing a GE. iv) Yes he might fancy the Tories owning a hard Brexit, but that is unlikely to benefit Labour before the next scheduled GE in 2022.
On iv: If May steers us to no deal exit she loses a chunk of her party and a punishment GE surely follows
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
Spotting them at night is quite tough. Though I agree - they should be outfitting a squad of attack drone flyer with IR sensors at every major airport. Probably take about 12 months to sort out the protocols and train their operators, though.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
Presumably they aren't doing that as they want to know who these people are. I notice that they are telling the public to dial 999 if they have any information on who's doing it, which is interesting.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
And his support base amongst the Labour Party membership would be outraged if he did that kind of deal with the Tories.
Well I am a Labour Pary member and I certainly would not be outraged, I would say it was smart politics and that the ends justified the means. I think the vast majority of Labour voters would appreciate the irony of Labour stopping Brexit in it's tracks by supporting the PM's WA. And if the DUP did not support a VONC then Corbyn still has the means to block it by not supporting the necessary subsequent Act of Parliament that needs to be passed.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
And his support base amongst the Labour Party membership would be outraged if he did that kind of deal with the Tories.
Well I am a Labour Pary member and I certainly would not be outraged, I would say it was smart politics and that the ends justified the means. I think the vast majority of Labour voters would appreciate the irony of Labour stopping Brexit in it's tracks by supporting the PM's WA.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Phalanx CIWS on the M23 exit for the airport.
That was pretty much our joke in the office. Go full Defence Shield. Maximum prejudice.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Hopefully some very tight regulation is to follow. Every drone should be registered, and an unlimited fine for those flying a drone without registration. Stupid things.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Hopefully some very tight regulation is to follow. Every drone should be registered, and an unlimited fine for those flying a drone without registration. Stupid things.
Drones need to have their own unique electronic identifier built in.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
Not a bird of prey. They aren't that tough either.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
I read it. He maintains that there is an existing structure with registered/preapproved suppliers and random testing, and that this structure would cope very well in IRE/NI. He has a point but it's a very German solution: it only works if everybody obeys the rules and gets certified. It neglects malevolent traders (who don't want to) and small business (who can't afford to). Given the historical problems with the border and the new quirk that it's now a EU/nonEU border, I think this is naive.
However I suspect a solution like this will have to be implemented because it's quick and cheap. But I assume you've heard the saying: "Quick, cheap, good: pick two of the three"...
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
Looks sound enough but there are four reasons he has not followed this path:
i) The DUP could renege. Unlikely I'd have thought - but possible. ii) Lacks authority with his backbenchers to make the abstention 'big enough' iii) Loses the membership/weakens their poll rating as they've become the midwife of a Tory Brexit iv) Fancies the Tories owning hard Brexit...
i) Yes agreed, possible, but unlikely. ii) If he sold it to them as a plan to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus of the likelihood of forcing a GE, I would think he could get enough support for that. iii) Make plain to the membership and the country that they are only voting for it in order to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus for the membership of forcing a GE. iv) Yes he might fancy the Tories owning a hard Brexit, but that is unlikely to benefit Labour before the next scheduled GE in 2022.
On iv: If May steers us to no deal exit she loses a chunk of her party and a punishment GE surely follows
Voters like strong leaders. By a 2022 election people will have calmed down about the WTO Deal disruption.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
And his support base amongst the Labour Party membership would be outraged if he did that kind of deal with the Tories.
Well I am a Labour Pary member and I certainly would not be outraged, I would say it was smart politics and that the ends justified the means. I think the vast majority of Labour voters would appreciate the irony of Labour stopping Brexit in it's tracks by supporting the PM's WA.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Phalanx CIWS on the M23 exit for the airport.
A guided missile, perhaps?
If they miss, I'll be surprised.
As my first Air Warfare Instructor told me, "there's a reason we don't call them hittiles."
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Phalanx CIWS on the M23 exit for the airport.
A guided missile, perhaps?
If they miss, I'll be surprised.
As my first Air Warfare Instructor told me, "there's a reason we don't call them hittiles."
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
And his support base amongst the Labour Party membership would be outraged if he did that kind of deal with the Tories.
Well I am a Labour Pary member and I certainly would not be outraged, I would say it was smart politics and that the ends justified the means. I think the vast majority of Labour voters would appreciate the irony of Labour stopping Brexit in it's tracks by supporting the PM's WA.
Eh? If Parliament agrees the WA, it's done.
Not according to earlier posters in this thread.
Assuming the WA is passed by Parliament, there's a boatload of legislation to get through but any serious disruption to it will be seen as playing silly buggers.
And bear in mind that the outgoing PM picks the date of a general election triggered by no confidence.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
And his support base amongst the Labour Party membership would be outraged if he did that kind of deal with the Tories.
Well I am a Labour Pary member and I certainly would not be outraged, I would say it was smart politics and that the ends justified the means. I think the vast majority of Labour voters would appreciate the irony of Labour stopping Brexit in it's tracks by supporting the PM's WA.
Eh? If Parliament agrees the WA, it's done.
Not according to earlier posters in this thread.
Assuming the WA is passed by Parliament, there's a boatload of legislation to get through but any serious disruption to it will be seen as playing silly buggers.
And bear in mind that the outgoing PM picks the date of a general election triggered by no confidence.
13 Parliamentary approval of the outcome of negotiations with the EU
(1) The withdrawal agreement may be ratified only if—
[...]
(b) the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship have been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons on a motion moved by a Minister of the Crown, (c) a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship has been tabled in the House of Lords by a Minister of the Crown and— (i) the House of Lords has debated the motion, or (ii) the House of Lords has not concluded a debate on the motion before the end of the period of five Lords sitting days beginning with the first Lords sitting day after the day on which the House of Commons passes the resolution mentioned in paragraph (b)
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
He can't rely on the DUP not to fuck him in the VNOC/VONC.
And his support base amongst the Labour Party membership would be outraged if he did that kind of deal with the Tories.
Well I am a Labour Pary member and I certainly would not be outraged, I would say it was smart politics and that the ends justified the means. I think the vast majority of Labour voters would appreciate the irony of Labour stopping Brexit in it's tracks by supporting the PM's WA.
Eh? If Parliament agrees the WA, it's done.
Not according to earlier posters in this thread.
Assuming the WA is passed by Parliament, there's a boatload of legislation to get through but any serious disruption to it will be seen as playing silly buggers.
And bear in mind that the outgoing PM picks the date of a general election triggered by no confidence.
No one seems to mention the Lords.
Are they going to pass May's WA deal?
I don't think the Act gave them a meaningful vote on it, just a discussion, but I may be wrong.
Now the WA isn't coming back to the Commons until the Wednesday 9th Jan and the vote won't be on the Monday - just as I suggested. We are now looking at Tuesday or Wednesday.
Kinda amazing that 1 drone can shut down Gatwick for what, 12 hours?
Yes, they are not that sturdy - the police could just send their own drones in the air to knock it out the sky. Or use a trained bird of prey. This stuff really isn't tough.
I can assure you it's not that simple.
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Phalanx CIWS on the M23 exit for the airport.
A guided missile, perhaps?
If they miss, I'll be surprised.
As my first Air Warfare Instructor told me, "there's a reason we don't call them hittiles."
FWIW, there was a version of the Rapier GAM used in the Falklands which was called that, as it wasn't equipped with a proximity fuse.
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
Looks sound enough but there are four reasons he has not followed this path:
i) The DUP could renege. Unlikely I'd have thought - but possible. ii) Lacks authority with his backbenchers to make the abstention 'big enough' iii) Loses the membership/weakens their poll rating as they've become the midwife of a Tory Brexit iv) Fancies the Tories owning hard Brexit...
i) Yes agreed, possible, but unlikely. ii) If he sold it to them as a plan to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus of the likelihood of forcing a GE, I would think he could get enough support for that. iii) Make plain to the membership and the country that they are only voting for it in order to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus for the membership of forcing a GE. iv) Yes he might fancy the Tories owning a hard Brexit, but that is unlikely to benefit Labour before the next scheduled GE in 2022.
On iv: If May steers us to no deal exit she loses a chunk of her party and a punishment GE surely follows
Voters like strong leaders. By a 2022 election people will have calmed down about the WTO Deal disruption.
Voters like competent leaders. May is the definition of incompetent.
Is there a book yet on which day the vote will be pulled?
BBC is reporting five days are set aside for the debate.
It's a 'new debate' then, not a continuation of the old one. Means the Grieve amendment does not apply I think - though the Gov't may confirm that it does.
Is there a book yet on which day the vote will be pulled?
BBC is reporting five days are set aside for the debate.
It's a 'new debate' then, not a continuation of the old one. Means the Grieve amendment does not apply I think - though the Gov't may confirm that it does.
It's still the required MV to the WA so I think Grieve still applies.
Given May is now secure for a year having won the no confidence vote by Tory MPs and is very stubborn and Brexit is due to occur in March then clearly the UK should leave the EU first whether Deal or No Deal unless we have EUref2 leading to Remain
Once her deal is defeated, I doubt she’d want to stay and I doubt the parliamentary party would want her to. They might admire her grit and determination but she is an uninspiring control freak who is a serial loser.
The parliamentary party can do nothing about it and May will stick by her Deal to March
No point in sticking with her deal once it’s defeated. After 21st Jan the only way to stop a hard Brexit is A50 extension or revocation. May is implacably opposed to both and Parliament gets to decide anyway.
There are signs the DUP are softening their approach, the voters just want to move on, and the meaningful vote almost certainly will point to the future. It could be deal or remain in the end but it will not be no deal
There are signs of life on Mars too - doesn’t mean there is any. Of course the DUP are going to play May for what they can. They’d be fools not to and they are much better negotiators than she is. Doesn’t mean they are going to soften their approach though. As the EU have said any trade deal will only be for GB not NI they would be signing up to a United Ireland if they supported May. How likely is that ?
Mrs May does have one lever (or threat) with the DUP.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
They are no worse off with a border poll than the backstop
Really? How many Westminster MPs will they get if they lose a border poll?
They’re screwed either way. Being more scared or les screwed is rather irrelevant.
Lots of countryside around Gatwick to do the recovery and recharging without being spotted. This has got to be a deliberate protest; whoever it was ran it throughout the night and today is the busiest travelling day for the Xmas getaway
If the MV on the withdrawal agreement is passed next month, are there any other motions or laws that subsequently need to be passed on this side of the channel, in order for the withdrawal agreement to come into effect?
It requires an Act of Parliament to be brought into effect - the whole lengthy process of Commons and Lords debates and procedures. Many more votes to come.
OK. Corbyn's priority in all of this is to get a GE.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
I agree. What he wants to do is prise the DUP from the government so a VonC can pass. Letting the MV pass is the most obvious way of doing that.
Well May has said over and over again to Labour MP's that the only way to be sure of avoiding a no deal cliff-edge Brexit is to support her WA, so she cannot complain if they do so. Neither can she can complain if Labour call for a VONC and her agreement with the DUP is so weak that they refuse to support her.
The reality seems to be that May does not really want Labour MP's to support her WA, because it would probably lead to a GE and an extension to Article 50.
Alternatively, both sides believe that the DUP wouldn't play ball with Labour on the VoNC, so May is happy for Labour to support her and Labour won't do so in the hope of forcing a GE.
That particular model is equipped with geofencing, it will not fly in prohibited areas, it is of course possible to hack the firmware to overide the geofence, but this is not easy for idiots to do. Registration is pointless, the good guys will register and behave legally, the criminals will not register. It is very easy to program this model to fly a pre arranged course, it will then fly autonomously, the operator can sit in a car somewhere, turn off the transmitter, and the quadcopter will come back home when it is done. Very difficult to catch the operator.
Once May’s deal is defeated, she can’t possibly stay and no one in the Tory Party would want her to. She would face a proper VNOC from Labour then, which she’d probably win but she would then be the news rather than policy which would be a massive distraction.
With Labour currently on the back foot after Corbyn’s mad moment yesterday, and idiotic attempt at a VNOC which made the Keystone Cops look competent, she’d after to make way. She won’t be missed.
As for Brexit, it might not happen at all. The chances of no deal or no Brexit must be about neck and neck.
You do not talk for the conservative party as a whole. Indeed are you even a voting member
Furthermore, if the deal fails the DUP will not support a vnoc
As far as the future outcome we cannot look past the meaningful vote and the order the amendments are taken and whether any will have majority support
TM will stand down in due course but right now she is an asset to the party and has a great amount of support in the country, compared to any of the alternatives
You don’t speak for the Tory Party either. Like me, you don’t speak for anyone but yourself but that is what the comments are for isn’t it - expressing individual opinions. As such, your high and mighty tone is both misplaced and risible frankly.
The meaningful vote is meaningless. May’s deal won’t pass with the backstop and the backstop isn’t going to change. She pulled the vote for a reason.
Once her deal is defeated, thoughts will turn to the inevitable leadership contest and the next general election. Whatever is left of her shattered authority and and power will ebb away and she’ll be gone. She’s been a total disaster and a worse Tory PM than either Eden or Heath which is really plumbing the depths.
BigG speaks sense on this unlike your fanaticism.
May has got a Deal which is more than most would have and got 42% in 2017
May got a deal because she meekly conceded every point the EU demanded. 42% is pretty meaningless when you lose a 20% lead in the polls and your majority in a snap election you call and are saved from losing office by a Scottishrevival you have nothing to do with. Still, facts are not your strong suit are they.
Hebrew. A close Russian idiom is в ус не дуть which has no meaningful direct translation in English but conveys a similar meaning of not giving a fuck.
May's deal is Brexit. For all it's faults as a deal we would leave the European Union - which is all that was on the ballot paper. If it doesn't satisfy the people who imagine that "European Union" means sonetsome else then tough.
When May's deal is defeated I think her final play will be to go over the heads of MPs. They are refuaireto deliver my Brexit that you the people want. So give me the mandate to execute it.
She needs a people's vote because MPs continue to deny her / the will of the people. Whether that's a GenrraG Election or a referendum I am unclear. Either way remain will be an option and leave with May will be an option. And let's be honest about this - we cannot hold a referendum wuixqui enough to satisfy Article 50. But we can an election. In February.
What's more, an election utterly destroys the Labour Party. Her position will be simple - if you want to deliver Brexit you have to vote Conservative. If Jeremy tries to copy and also pledge to back Brexit but his unicorn cake fantasy version then he will not only alienate half the Labour vote but half the Labour activists as well. Alternatively he can pledge no Brexit as most MPs and members want and youllyoullysee Labour slaughtered.
She has to call an election. It will save her. And her party.
Why can't she see this?
Because it would not end up as a Brexit election.As she herself found ot in June 2017 , no PM can control the basis on which people cast their votes. Heath had a similar experience in February 1974. People are sick to death of Brexit and will be very receptive to other issues being raised.
Every day she doesn't resign is another £150 odd in the bank..
Quite so - at the very least she won't want to resign today. Labour must be furious (see leak source!), though I note that Nick Brown gave evidence for her as a character witness.
But in a message sent to other Labour MPs on various WhatsApp groups this morning and leaked to The Times, Ms Onasanya hinted she would not quit, saying “this was not his end but rather the beginning of the next chapter” of her “story”, as it was with Jesus.
Once May’s deal is defeated, she can’t possibly stay and no one in the Tory Party would want her to. She would face a proper VNOC from Labour then, which she’d probably win but she would then be the news rather than policy which would be a massive distraction.
With Labour currently on the back foot after Corbyn’s mad moment yesterday, and idiotic attempt at a VNOC which made the Keystone Cops look competent, she’d after to make way. She won’t be missed.
As for Brexit, it might not happen at all. The chances of no deal or no Brexit must be about neck and neck.
You do not talk for the conservative party as a whole. Indeed are you even a voting member
Furthermore, if the deal fails the DUP will not support a vnoc
As far as the future outcome we cannot look past the meaningful vote and the order the amendments are taken and whether any will have majority support
TM will stand down in due course but right now she is an asset to the party and has a great amount of support in the country, compared to any of the alternatives
You don’t speak for the Tory Party either. Like me, you don’t speak for anyone but yourself but that is what the comments are for isn’t it - expressing individual opinions. As such, your high and mighty tone is both misplaced and risible frankly.
The meaningful vote is meaningless. May’s deal won’t pass with the backstop and the backstop isn’t going to change. She pulled the vote for a reason.
Once her deal is defeated, thoughts will turn to the inevitable leadership contest and the next general election. Whatever is left of her shattered authority and and power will ebb away and she’ll be gone. She’s been a total disaster and a worse Tory PM than either Eden or Heath which is really plumbing the depths.
BigG speaks sense on this unlike your fanaticism.
May has got a Deal which is more than most would have and got 42% in 2017
May got a deal because she meekly conceded every point the EU demanded. 42% is pretty meaningless when you lose a 20% lead in the polls and your majority in a snap election you call and are saved from losing office by a Scottishrevival you have nothing to do with. Still, facts are not your strong suit are they.
I am not convinced the PM would have a deal that right now still stands some chance of being the resolution if that person had instead been Leadsom, or Boris, or Davis....
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She gains nothing from a second referendum except the possibility we vote (narrowly) to remain, which probably means the Tories getting wiped out when there _is_ a GE (which would probably happen in 2019 anyway, if the ERG broke away as a result).
If she goes to the country and says voting Conservative is the only way to secure Brexit she in one fell swoop gains a majority, is able to push through her deal, and gives the Conservatives another five years in power under the FTPA, by which time magic grandpa will be too old to go on...
...or at least, this is the plan IF she wins.
The trouble is there's no guarantee she will win. The Tories are already fighting like ferrets in a sack over Europe and that will only get worse during a GE campaign. Divided parties don't win elections. She threw away an enormous lead in the polls at the last GE and Corbyn has proven himself to be an effective campaigner. GE 2017 was supposed to be about Europe but it ended up being about anything but. I doubt she would be able to control the narrative of a 2019 snap election and going to the country asking "who governs?" doesn't always yield the desired result...
And D. It would require A50 extension or revocation, which May doesn't want since she knows it makes No Brexit more likely.
Edit/ plus, if it DID become a surrogate for a second vote, she might lose.
That is, she can threaten A Northern Ireland referendum on the backstop. The referendum would likely be passed 66:33, with the nationalist community almost entirely in favor.
The DUP cannot allow that to happen.
For the DUP to lose a vote such as this would be catastrophic for them.
Suppose he either supports the WA or allows enough of his MP's to support it in a free vote, to allow it to pass.
Is it then not likely that the DUP will then support an immediate VONC in the government under the FTPA which would bring down the government and lead to a GE before the Act of Parliament can be voted upon and come into effect?
Am I missing something here, because it seems an obvious way to get the GE that Corbyn says he wants?
i) The DUP could renege. Unlikely I'd have thought - but possible.
ii) Lacks authority with his backbenchers to make the abstention 'big enough'
iii) Loses the membership/weakens their poll rating as they've become the midwife of a Tory Brexit
iv) Fancies the Tories owning hard Brexit...
ii) If he sold it to them as a plan to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus of the likelihood of forcing a GE, I would think he could get enough support for that.
iii) Make plain to the membership and the country that they are only voting for it in order to avoid the catastrophe of a cliff-edge no deal Brexit, with the added bonus for the membership of forcing a GE.
iv) Yes he might fancy the Tories owning a hard Brexit, but that is unlikely to benefit Labour before the next scheduled GE in 2022.
https://politicalbetting.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/2137492/#Comment_2137492
Drone technology has come on a long way. They are bigger, strong, can fly further and higher, and faster. They are now capable of disrupting flights before it is possible to intervene.
I don't know the specifics at Gatwick but all UK airports are now spending millions of pounds to try and keep up.
Robert Caro is publishing a book next spring.
But it's not the fifth volume of the LBJ biography.
https://www.apnews.com/ce8aa0cee2ce45b9a3e3f00f78e4a9d3
“Why am I publishing these random recollections toward a memoir while I’m still working on the last volume of the Johnson biography, when I haven’t finished it, while I’m still — at the age of 83 — several years from finishing it?” he writes. “The answer is, I’m afraid, quite obvious, and if I forget it for a few days, I am frequently reminded of it, by journalists who, in writing about me and my hopes of finishing, often express their doubts of that happening in a sarcastic phrase: ‘Do the math.’...
The reality seems to be that May does not really want Labour MP's to support her WA, because it would probably lead to a GE and an extension to Article 50.
Though I agree - they should be outfitting a squad of attack drone flyer with IR sensors at every major airport. Probably take about 12 months to sort out the protocols and train their operators, though.
However I suspect a solution like this will have to be implemented because it's quick and cheap. But I assume you've heard the saying: "Quick, cheap, good: pick two of the three"...
And bear in mind that the outgoing PM picks the date of a general election triggered by no confidence.
Is there a book yet on which day the vote will be pulled?
Are they going to pass May's WA deal?
13 Parliamentary approval of the outcome of negotiations with the EU
(1) The withdrawal agreement may be ratified only if—
[...]
(b) the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship have been approved by a resolution of the House of Commons on a motion moved by a Minister of the Crown,
(c) a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship has been tabled in the House of Lords by a Minister of the Crown and—
(i) the House of Lords has debated the motion, or
(ii) the House of Lords has not concluded a debate on the motion before the end of the period of five Lords sitting days beginning with the first Lords sitting day after the day on which the House of Commons passes the resolution mentioned in paragraph (b)
How respectful was he to wives #1 and #2? Just asking.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement
Registration is pointless, the good guys will register and behave legally, the criminals will not register.
It is very easy to program this model to fly a pre arranged course, it will then fly autonomously, the operator can sit in a car somewhere, turn off the transmitter, and the quadcopter will come back home when it is done. Very difficult to catch the operator.
https://twitter.com/PickardJE/status/1075725995838193664
But in a message sent to other Labour MPs on various WhatsApp groups this morning and leaked to The Times, Ms Onasanya hinted she would not quit, saying “this was not his end but rather the beginning of the next chapter” of her “story”, as it was with Jesus.