Tommy Tainant
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3rd defeat for Treason May.
Brexit day not happened.
Fingers crossed.
Brexit day not happened.
Fingers crossed.
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She is getting there slowly. If only these MPs had enough faith in the voters to give them a second chance.
I don't see how she's "getting there"; I'd be surprised if the House would so much as consider her deal once more, let alone vote on it.
3rd defeat for Treason May.
Brexit day not happened.
Fingers crossed.
3rd defeat for Treason May.
Brexit day not happened.
Fingers crossed.
3rd defeat for Treason May.
Brexit day not happened.
Fingers crossed.
So, the fine folks in the House of Commons moved, again, to make me look like an idiot. Despite some hefty and not entirely unintelligent debate, they, again, voted down everything put before them. That finest hour Parliament I thought might lie ahead, it won't and won't arrive. Namely:
MPs voted on the four options, whittled down from the eight potential alternatives to the prime minister’s much-defeated plan, none of which secured a majority a week ago.
They were:
* A “permanent and comprehensive” customs union, put forward by Ken Clarke, the former Conservative chancellor with Labour support – defeated by 276-273 votes
* “Common market 2.0”, a cross-party bid to keep the UK in the single market and a “customs arrangement”, with support from both Labour and the Scottish Nationalists – defeated by 282-261.
* A confirmatory public vote, requiring a Final Say referendum on any Brexit deal before its ratification – defeated by 292-280.
* Parliamentary supremacy, put forward by the SNP’s Joanna Cherry and calling for Article 50 to be revoked if a crash-out Brexit looms and a no-deal has been rejected – defeated by 292-191.
They do know that crashing out is the near-inevitable consequence of not agreeing on anything?
Whatever, even if they opted for one of the softer Brexit versions, May's red lines would be crossed. She's not likely to go along, since it would split her party. Were she to extend / revoke Article 50 to avoid crashing out, it would likely split her party. Were she to let things run their course, Commons unable to agree on any one deal, and the UK would be crashing out, it would likely split her party.
Darn.
^ 'Friends across the Channel'
The letter concluded: "Britain has become part of who we are as Europeans and therefore we would miss Britain.
"We would miss the legendary British black humour and going to the pub after work hours to drink an ale. We would miss tea with milk and driving on the left-hand side of the road. And we would miss seeing the panto at Christmas.
"But more than anything else, we would miss the British people - our friends across the Channel.
"Therefore Britons should know, from the bottom of our hearts, we want them to stay."
^ 'Friends across the Channel'
The letter concluded: "Britain has become part of who we are as Europeans and therefore we would miss Britain.
"We would miss the legendary British black humour and going to the pub after work hours to drink an ale. We would miss tea with milk and driving on the left-hand side of the road. And we would miss seeing the panto at Christmas.
"But more than anything else, we would miss the British people - our friends across the Channel.
"Therefore Britons should know, from the bottom of our hearts, we want them to stay."
And then there's the money they'd miss as well.
MPs back Brexit delay bill by one vote
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario.
Labour's Yvette Cooper led the move, which the Commons passed in one day.
The bill is due to be considered by the Lords later and will need its approval to become law, but it is the EU which decides whether to grant an extension.
Welcome news. The clock needs to be stopped on this madness.
MPs back Brexit delay bill by one vote
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario.
Labour's Yvette Cooper led the move, which the Commons passed in one day.
The bill is due to be considered by the Lords later and will need its approval to become law, but it is the EU which decides whether to grant an extension.
Welcome news. The clock needs to be stopped on this madness.
But Brexit means leave!!
Greg
And ?MPs back Brexit delay bill by one vote
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario.
Labour's Yvette Cooper led the move, which the Commons passed in one day.
The bill is due to be considered by the Lords later and will need its approval to become law, but it is the EU which decides whether to grant an extension.
Welcome news. The clock needs to be stopped on this madness.
But Brexit means leave!!
Greg
And ?MPs back Brexit delay bill by one vote
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario.
Labour's Yvette Cooper led the move, which the Commons passed in one day.
The bill is due to be considered by the Lords later and will need its approval to become law, but it is the EU which decides whether to grant an extension.
Welcome news. The clock needs to be stopped on this madness.
But Brexit means leave!!
Greg
Are you saying that parliament should not try and mitigate the disaster ?
You may not like the outcomes but it is good to see parliament flexing its muscles. They will write books about this.And ?MPs back Brexit delay bill by one vote
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario.
Labour's Yvette Cooper led the move, which the Commons passed in one day.
The bill is due to be considered by the Lords later and will need its approval to become law, but it is the EU which decides whether to grant an extension.
Welcome news. The clock needs to be stopped on this madness.
But Brexit means leave!!
Greg
Are you saying that parliament should not try and mitigate the disaster ?
What Parliament?
Is there one?
You may not like the outcomes but it is good to see parliament flexing its muscles. They will write books about this.And ?MPs back Brexit delay bill by one vote
MPs have voted by a majority of one to force the prime minister to ask for an extension to the Brexit process, in a bid to avoid any no-deal scenario.
Labour's Yvette Cooper led the move, which the Commons passed in one day.
The bill is due to be considered by the Lords later and will need its approval to become law, but it is the EU which decides whether to grant an extension.
Welcome news. The clock needs to be stopped on this madness.
But Brexit means leave!!
Greg
Are you saying that parliament should not try and mitigate the disaster ?
What Parliament?
Is there one?
Meanwhile.in the province.........................
Police in Northern Ireland 'as prepared as possible' for potential Brexit threat
Police have received an extra £16m in funding to prepare for Brexit and will begin recruiting an extra 308 officers soon.
Police in Northern Ireland say they are "as prepared as it is possible to be" for Brexit, given the threat of terrorists and criminals seeking to exploit the border.
Deputy Chief Constable Stephen Martin told a policing board seminar in Belfast that the "unique situation" of the land border on the island had "focused minds".