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

[Lechasseur]

The EU has rejected May's request for an Article 50 extension until June 30, saying May 22 (immediately before the beginning of the European Parliament elections) is the latest date für a withdrawal from the Europan Union. They're really playing hardball now:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/21/brexit-eu-rejects-theresa-may-request-delay-control


Meanwhile, the UK government’s petitions website crashed after a petition asking for a revocation of Article 50 had received 1,500 signatures per minute:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/21/petitions-site-crashes-after-thousands-back-call-to-revoke-article-50

Yeah, tbh I think a new election has to be called. From what I was reading, the only way the EU was going to consider giving a serious extension to the Article 50 period was if a new election or a second referendum were held. At anyrate May's in the final weeks of her Premiership imo.

[Lechasseur]

And they're making that conditional on the WA passing. It's not going to pass, certainly not in that form.

The WA?

[Lechasseur]

But obviously the idea of couping May should make absolutely zero sense to any vaguely sentient member of cabinet when one considers that they have no mechanism to force her out if she refuses to resign. And even if she did, they have no agreed upon candidate. And even if they had an agreed upon candidate it's impossible to see how they wouldn't split the party or even command support from the membership...like, this is the absolute worst example of ministers playing leadership politics instead of actually grappling with the political realities facing the government and country.

Agreed, I think May is the closest thing the Tories have right now to a figure who's more or less acceptable to both Remainer and Leaver Tories. Anyone else would just make the divisions worse.

[Lechasseur]

https://news.sky.com/story/may-faces-cabinet-coup-as-ministers-warn-she-has-days-left-11673877

This seems very similar to what happened to Thatcher in 1990, Theresa May is toast as PM. It looks like David Lidington and Michael Gove are the favorites to replace her.

[Lechasseur]

Let's remember the real scandal here - the 1 billion bribe to a party caught in a major corruption scandal so that they could support the government - only for them to potentially cock up the entire process.

 They should use this opportunity. The entire British territorial, constitutional and political selection model has to be revised. Federalism, alternative vote, and less tossers in parliament.

I don't get why the British left seems to be so in love with the alternative vote. It's not going to get more Lib Dems or Greens (or at least not a substantial amount more) in parliament, it will just make sure that the Tories and Labour will always have at least about 45% of seats like in Australia.

[Lechasseur]

Europe Elects
3 hrs ·
UK, Opinium poll:

European Election

BREX-EFDD: 34% (+5)
LAB-S&D: 21% (-5)
LDEM-ALDE: 12%
CON-ECR: 11% (-3)
GP-G/EFA: 8% (+2)
UKIP-ENF: 4%
ChUK-*/EPP: 3% (+1)

+/- vs. 3-7 May. '19

Field work: 08/05/19 – 10/05/19
Sample size: 2,004
#Brexit #EP2019

I just saw this on Facebook (the source is on the top line), the Tories are only polling at 11%

[Lechasseur]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48235917

"Theresa May could set her exit date this week"

[Lechasseur]

Theresa May has officially stood down as the Conservative Party leader today. She'll stay on as acting leader until the party elects a new leader.