Rte Guide Crossword 19 Monday April 29Th...
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A General Election On October 14 Won’T Change The Law
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Would the PM get two thirds of MOs to back an election?
That has to be doubtful. I’ve heard complaints that he might have set a trap by leaking an early date, which he could easily go back on. Or could he? Is the date fixed in the bill?
In any case with a law hanging obliging him to ask Brussels for an extension then it might not make sense to delay.
On the matter of the Queen’s Speech, discussion at this link suggests voting it fine would effectively be a VONC in itself
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That has to be doubtful. I’ve heard complaints that he might have set a trap by leaking an early date, which he could easily go back on. Or could he? Is the date fixed in the bill?
In any case with a law hanging obliging him to ask Brussels for an extension then it might not make sense to delay.
On the matter of the Queen’s Speech, discussion at this link suggests voting it fine would effectively be a VONC in itself
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Yes. This was the “soft” versus “hard” Brexit that got us all worked up a couple of years back.
But as I’ve always said Brexit is an idea. Put flesh on that idea and many if its supporters run a mile.
This was always going to be the case once we had an oversimplified referendum without a plan or vision for what sort of Brexit we were proposing. And that lack of vision and consensus bedevilled our negotiations from day one. Our master strategy seemed to be: tell them we might leave without a deal and they’ll sit up and beg. And it seems that fantasy persists to this day.
But as I’ve always said Brexit is an idea. Put flesh on that idea and many if its supporters run a mile.
This was always going to be the case once we had an oversimplified referendum without a plan or vision for what sort of Brexit we were proposing. And that lack of vision and consensus bedevilled our negotiations from day one. Our master strategy seemed to be: tell them we might leave without a deal and they’ll sit up and beg. And it seems that fantasy persists to this day.
I don't think that MPs would have enough time to push their bill through Third Reading, Committee stage, all the Lords stages, etc, all just tomorrow. Maybe they could at a pinch. But as I understood things the schedule is likelier to be First Reading, Second Reading, bill passes second reading -- and then *at that point* Johnson tries to table a motion on a General Election. Thus killing the Bill before it ever becomes law.
Today's statement by Johnson was clearly part of his General Election pitch, even if he sounded like he didn't want it. Pretty clear that he's sticking to the "do or die" message. So, since he will almost certainly be blocked from "doing" tomorrow, he'll claim that he was forced into calling for a GE. In some sense, therefore, I agree. He isn't being daft at all. If you want to campaign on a message of Parliament v. the People, then you act reluctant to campaign until Parliament has "forced" your hand.
Yes I was think that Jim.
Intervene at a particular time - if you can?
How far does SO24 allow you to go?
Of course by that stage MPs would have no choice but to support an election and hope it went the right way.
What of his negotiations though :-)
I certainly don’t brand Johnson daft, but it’s interesting to probe the possibilities. Because all this is high risk for him.
Intervene at a particular time - if you can?
How far does SO24 allow you to go?
Of course by that stage MPs would have no choice but to support an election and hope it went the right way.
What of his negotiations though :-)
I certainly don’t brand Johnson daft, but it’s interesting to probe the possibilities. Because all this is high risk for him.
The problem with that Tora is that there are negotiations for a new deal or ways of avoiding the backstop going on: and the Bill allows for that.
I’d have thought the chances of Brussels saying “No” before that had even been fully explored were more or less zero.
Aren’t they desperate to avoid a No Deal? Even more desperate than us ;-)
I’d have thought the chances of Brussels saying “No” before that had even been fully explored were more or less zero.
Aren’t they desperate to avoid a No Deal? Even more desperate than us ;-)
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