UK General Discussion: 2019 and onwards, The End of May

[Joe Republic]

France’s minister for European affairs says she has named her cat “Brexit” on account of its indecisive nature.

Nathalie Loiseau told Le Journal du Dimanche that her pet meows loudly to be let out each morning, but then refuses to go outside when she opens the door.

[Joe Republic]

I thought for sure Customs Union and Common Market 2.0 would pass ... what happened  ?

Lots of Remainers didn't support them.  Both would have passed, for example, if the 11 TIGgers and four or five Lib Dems who voted against it had abstained.

I fear this was a mistake.

Basically remainders are trying to get rid of all options other than No Deal and Remain and then force a choice between them.

That’s about as sound a strategy as Democrats hoping for Trump to win the GOP nomination in 2016.  Such a horrendous possibility would be guaranteed to lose, you see.

[Joe Republic]

So the three pro-Brexit parties lost bigly at the local elections, and the two anti-Brexit parties saw massive gains.  Therefore...

Theresa May: "The voters have given us the simple message... to get on and deliver Brexit."

*facepalm*  Not such a simple message, it seems.

[Joe Republic]

So the three pro-Brexit parties lost bigly at the local elections, and the two anti-Brexit parties saw massive gains...

Because that’s a sh**t take on what happened, as even Remain supporters on here will tell you. See the Local Election thread.

Its not as simple as you make out either, though May is being deeply disingenuous obviously.

Fair enough, although in my defense British politics makes no sense whatsoever any more.  Or at least much less than it used to.

[Joe Republic]

This has been... uh, quite a decade for the Lib Dems.

[Joe Republic]

Stop getting excited about Corbyn losing his seat people, its not happening.

(nor is May losing hers, come to that)

I think it's quite likely that she won't be the candidate, but I wouldn't entirely rule out the Tories losing Maidenhead if things are going very wrong for them.  It was fairly close in 2001 and somewhat optimistically targeted in 2005.

Lord Buckethead pulls an upset perhaps?

[Joe Republic]

https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson_MP/status/1134398873328398336

[Joe Republic]

Updated composition of the House:
Con 312 (+1 deputy speaker)
Labour 244 (+2 deputy speakers)
SNP 35
Independent 16
Lib Dem 11
DUP 10
Sinn Féin 7
Change UK 5
Plaid 4
Green 1
Speaker 1
vacant 1 (Peterborough)

Con+DUP is still a minority.  How long can this current parliament sustain itself?  Surely this can’t go on until 2022?