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« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2019, 05:19:26 AM »
Ruth Davidson has resigned as Scottish Tory leader.

Also, Lord Young of Cookham i.e. George Young, former Cabinet minister, has resigned as a junior whip over this.
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« Reply #26 on: August 29, 2019, 06:38:51 AM »
Especially a 52-48 vote conducted with considerable Russian propaganda assistance to a Leave campaign using a premise now proved false.
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« Reply #27 on: August 30, 2019, 03:02:44 AM »
Quote from: Angel of Death on August 29, 2019, 05:53:03 PM
It is possible that Boris Johnson knows fully well that no-deal would be a disaster, including and especially for anyone presiding over it, and is actually trying to pull another "Producers" and setting himself up to "be thwarted by Remainers" and become enough of a martyr for Brexit in the next election to weather a wrathful Nigel Farage. After all, "having one's cake and eat it" is a favorite expression of his.

There's a hardcore No Deal minority out there that Johnson won't be able to woo back, especially if Brexit is delayed any more.
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« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2019, 12:53:06 PM »
The same for an UK-EU trade deal.
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« Reply #29 on: September 02, 2019, 03:39:24 PM »
After Corbyn's ad infinitum calls for a General Election, why would he block one now? He'd look 'frit' and a hafl.
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« Reply #30 on: September 03, 2019, 10:58:58 AM »
Pretty gangsta to do it right in front of BoJo as he was speaking...
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« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2019, 04:53:05 PM »
Quote from: Omega21 on September 03, 2019, 04:49:08 PM
Quote from: Oryxslayer on September 03, 2019, 04:46:18 PM
Quote from: YL on September 03, 2019, 04:32:53 PM
Apparently Leadsom says the whip won't be withdrawn now, but perhaps it will be if they vote against the government again tomorrow.

Government sources confirm that the whip is withdrawn, but will be returned in the event of positive  votes tomorrow.

In other words, they got booted out of the party?

You Brits always have some fancy-sounding words for everything

You use the time 'whip' in Congress too.
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« Reply #32 on: September 04, 2019, 04:32:37 PM »
Quote from: Omega21 on September 04, 2019, 04:30:17 PM
Guess we will get another season of Dumpster fire politics, hurray!



We call them skips in the UK. Suggest this thread is renamed to "Blackadder's Skip Fire".
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« Reply #33 on: September 05, 2019, 02:55:00 AM »
Quote from: DINGO Joe stands on Sanchez on September 04, 2019, 05:44:20 PM
Quote from: Silent Hunter on September 04, 2019, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Omega21 on September 04, 2019, 04:30:17 PM
Guess we will get another season of Dumpster fire politics, hurray!



We call them skips in the UK. Suggest this thread is renamed to "Blackadder's Skip Fire".

Can you translate "great big girl's blouse" into American English?

"You're a wimpy girl":

https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/boris-johnson-big-girls-blouse-meaning.html
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« Reply #34 on: September 05, 2019, 02:43:10 PM »
The BoJo press conference, which literally induced a policewoman to vomit.
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« Reply #35 on: September 06, 2019, 07:41:59 AM »
Not in the UK...
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« Reply #36 on: September 06, 2019, 10:13:50 AM »
Lords has passed Benn's bill without amendment, meaning it goes straight for Royal Assent. Prorogation has officially backfired.
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« Reply #37 on: September 06, 2019, 10:24:22 AM »
Not without triggering an even bigger constitutional crisis... the bill was ruled not to require Queen's Consent and Royal Assent hasn't been refused since Queen Anne was on the throne.
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« Reply #38 on: September 06, 2019, 11:16:35 AM »
Girly swot?!
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« Reply #39 on: September 07, 2019, 03:28:03 PM »
Which makes the Government majority -43...

John Mann has announced he will not seek re-election as an MP due to his opposition to Corbyn.
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« Reply #40 on: September 07, 2019, 04:20:02 PM »
Can a person not watch Strictly Come Dancing in peace without another political bombshell?
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« Reply #41 on: September 09, 2019, 07:42:51 AM »
Legal opinion on a move like that is that wheeze would be illegal.
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« Reply #42 on: September 09, 2019, 07:49:04 AM »
Hungary shows no signs of vetoing one, publicly or privately. France's views are qualified with "in the current circumstances".
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« Reply #43 on: September 09, 2019, 08:04:40 AM »
In October.
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« Reply #44 on: September 09, 2019, 08:12:19 AM »
Indeed...
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« Reply #45 on: September 09, 2019, 09:48:33 AM »
To rapturous applause from the opposition.
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« Reply #46 on: September 09, 2019, 10:43:19 AM »
Quite possibly. Considering he has no majority now.
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« Reply #47 on: September 09, 2019, 01:37:55 PM »
311-302. That's five defeats.
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« Reply #48 on: September 11, 2019, 06:13:51 AM »
Yep, first time a PM has been legally ruled to have misled the monarch. In the old days, you'd lose your head for that sort of thing...
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« Reply #49 on: September 11, 2019, 06:47:56 AM »
So. Much. Winning.
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