-:Undertaker:-
27-03-2019, 11:08 PM
House of Commons votes against ALL Brexit options
Okay so... a few days ago, the House of Commons voted to basically throw hundreds of years of constitutional convention in the bin and the Commons seized control of the standing order (business of Parliament) papers for a day, from the government. It may seem nothing to some, but the fact they are trashing convention in this way will have consequences in the future in the same way the Speaker now openly taking sides has now caused severe long-term damage to the office itself.
But anyway, so they did that (led by the likes of 'Sir' Oliver Letwin, Dominic Grieve, Nick Boles, Hilary Benn... you know, the usual suspects) and said "Parliament will now take back control" from the government on this issue. So tonight, the Remainers plotted a series of "indicative votes" whereby the Commons would vote on options which have ALREADY been defeated time and time again (but Speaker Bercow doesn't mind Remain amendments coming back multiple times) thinking they would win.
And the result? The Commons couldn't agree on *any* course of action.
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So we're now back to square one with No Deal as the legal de facto.
I had a right laugh tonight though, thanks Letwin/Grieve/Boles/Benn.
Okay so... a few days ago, the House of Commons voted to basically throw hundreds of years of constitutional convention in the bin and the Commons seized control of the standing order (business of Parliament) papers for a day, from the government. It may seem nothing to some, but the fact they are trashing convention in this way will have consequences in the future in the same way the Speaker now openly taking sides has now caused severe long-term damage to the office itself.
But anyway, so they did that (led by the likes of 'Sir' Oliver Letwin, Dominic Grieve, Nick Boles, Hilary Benn... you know, the usual suspects) and said "Parliament will now take back control" from the government on this issue. So tonight, the Remainers plotted a series of "indicative votes" whereby the Commons would vote on options which have ALREADY been defeated time and time again (but Speaker Bercow doesn't mind Remain amendments coming back multiple times) thinking they would win.
And the result? The Commons couldn't agree on *any* course of action.
1111021197435781123
1111022018730885120
1111029811848331264
1111025925053923331
So we're now back to square one with No Deal as the legal de facto.
I had a right laugh tonight though, thanks Letwin/Grieve/Boles/Benn.