Tomorrow's going to be interesting in Parliament

[jamesbrown]

British politics is becoming even more of an absolute farce, first May said she wouldn't call an election and she did which nearly cost the Tories their seat in power without a bung to the DUP. Johnson not only does exactly the same thing but also now has a 100% record in losing parliamentary votes which looks like it will continue and now they won't remove the whip, as they said they would, but give the dissenters a second chance, hoping they'll back Johnson tomorrow (shades of May there when she reinstated disgraced Tory politicians to back her disastrous attempts at getting her deal through.) Even Italy which is quite possibly the worst country in the EU at political shenanigans is looking positively sensible compared to the UK

No, whip has gone.

Otherwise, I agree.

Time for a constitution that is better codified (as fun as this might be ).

[darmstadt]

A Tories prerogative:

22:29 - Andrea Leadsom, the business secretary, has signalled that the Tory rebels will not have the whip removed immediately. In an interview with BBC, she said that she hoped that the MPs who voted against the government would “reconsider overnight” and decide to vote with the government to defeat the bill tomorrow. Asked if they would lose the whip immediately, she said they wouldn’t. They would get a second chance, she said.

About 10 minutes later, all 21 will lose the whip...

[jamesbrown]

Andrea winging it...

Did you know she's a mother?

[GhostofTarbera]

Brexit: Winston Churchill's grandson to have whip removed

From his ass ???


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[Old Greg]

Andrea winging it...

Did you know she's a mother?

But strong credentials to help Business maximise the opportunities of a Clean WTO Brexit.

British tea, jam and biscuits will be at the heart of Britain's Brexit trade plans

[BrilloPad]

Brexit: PM in new battle after Commons vote defeat - BBC News

The PM is to call for a general election if he is forced to request an extension to the 31 October deadline.

Labour has said the bill taking the no-deal option completely "off the table" needs to be passed before his party would support the call for a general election.

Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, a prime minister must have the backing of at least two-thirds of MPs before a general election can be called outside of the fixed five-year terms.

[Old Greg]

Brexit: PM in new battle after Commons vote defeat - BBC News

The PM is to call for a general election if he is forced to request an extension to the 31 October deadline.

Labour has said the bill taking the no-deal option completely "off the table" needs to be passed before his party would support the call for a general election.

Under the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, a prime minister must have the backing of at least two-thirds of MPs before a general election can be called outside of the fixed five-year terms.

The combined opposition should pass the bill, vote down the FTP motion, hold a vote of no confidence, install a caretaker PM and then call a FTP motion to hold a GE.

[WTFH]

Labour has said the bill taking the no-deal option completely "off the table" needs to be passed before his party would support the call for a general election.

It’s rare for anyone to say it, but that was a smart move by Corbyn, he outplayed Johnson.

Johnson’s response also showed his colours. He claimed that his policy of No Deal was actually part of his negotiations and now all his negotiations were ruined and it was the fault of Corbyn. He’s already trying to pass the blame for his lack of Brexit plan on to the opposition.

[BrilloPad]

It’s rare for anyone to say it, but that was a smart move by Corbyn, he outplayed Johnson.

Johnson’s response also showed his colours. He claimed that his policy of No Deal was actually part of his negotiations and now all his negotiations were ruined and it was the fault of Corbyn. He’s already trying to pass the blame for his lack of Brexit plan on to the opposition.

The electorate are stupid enough to fall for it.

[TestMangler]

Me, oPM and Vetran are stupid enough to fall for it.

ftfy