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MPs approve Letwin amendment to the Brexit deal
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Go Boris!!! No surrender!!!! Diehard Remainers are the enemies of the people!!!
They chose neither.
This is a contemptible Parliament.
They don't want no deal.
They don't want a deal.
They don't want the PM.
They don't want a vote of no confidence.
They don't want an election.
But he can no longer win today, the vote is meaningless, so he has limited options. Going home now would be just silly though, there is a momentum aspect as you say.
This is bollocks now, just get it done
There’s dangers in delay, EU may start talking about back up options if it isn’t passed, that could give remainers wind in their sails, Farage and DUP have more time to work the betrayal theme, the deal will undergo further scrutiny especially by business leaders.
Also it seems rather odd leadership to not fight once marching everyone up the hill promising big vote. Does it not?
The complication is the letter and the EU's response.
Unless.... He says to the EU hold off on the decision until after next week and next week the deal passes.
https://twitter.com/BBCkatyaadler/status/1185554491371859968
I wonder if they will be laughing come the next election
This is the equivalent of getting with ANYONE in the club at 3am because you’re lonely and drunk.
No-one has a clue what's going on other than that.
2022 is a long time away and electorate is fickle, so who knows? Given that I don`t believe VONC will be tabled, what other mechanism is there for a GE?
What would happen if Boris resigns?
I would just point out that you've got the lads from the Shankhill lined up against you, so I think staying inside the democratic process might be prudent.
Very close to what has happened.
There are TWO PUBLICS in Britain over Brexit. The polls show a country split down the middle, with some 5 or 6 % movement to remain over the last three years.
I don't usually resort to capitalisation, but this abuse of language is getting tiresome.
The EU are not mindreaders - while I'm confident they will grant an extension regardless, without knowing reason for that extension they won't know how long to offer us one, since January 2020 might be plenty of time or might not be enough.
Please can you please explain the mechanism to get a GE? Where`is it coming from?
I wonder if MEPs will be as enthusiastic about yakety-sax ratification as the national leaders.
Delightful.
They are not going to enjoy the electoral backlash
Spelman, Leigh (Con); Milton (Ind Con I assume)
Onn, Cooper, Champion, Twigg (Labour)
Lab Noes: Barron, Flint, Mann, Fitzpatrick, Hoey, Campbell
Tory Ayes: 11 remainers
nvm, found it: https://commonsvotes.digiminster.com/Divisions/Details/721#notrecorded
(Champion, Cooper, Onn, Twigg / Leigh, Milton, Spelman)
The Benn Act said Boris must write a letter requesting an extension if Parliament had not approved a Deal by today.
This afternoon Parliament approved a Deal
Therefore the Benn Act falls. The terms under which it would have had legal force (no deal agreed by Parliament by today) no longer exist.
Do yhe Benn act is now dead and we are instead looking at the wording of the Letwin amrndment to the MV.
Imagine having the twenty-somethingth week of gilet jaune to deal with and that complete bullshit lands on your desk.
Uncertain, but the numbers seem to have only been very tightly in favour for Boris at best, so it will be a lot of work for him to keep everyone on side.
There are a lot of See You Next Tuesdays in Parliament.
https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/status/1185557708155568134?s=21
Can Boris send a letter or not send a letter, then pass the legislation required for the deal and then the deal before October 31st in whcih case can the EU, letter or no letter, hold off until it all passes at which point the letter becomes moot?
Brexit won’t win another plebiscite if held in next year. Boris deal would lose in a plebiscite v revoke.
Brexit is essentially dead.