10 Days To Go: Speaker blocks Withdrawal Agreement returning to the House of Commons

10 Days To Go: Speaker blocks May's Withdrawal Agreement returning to the House of Commons

Ruling now means government has no answer when EU asks what reason for extension request is

BREAKING: Speaker rules out the government bringing back meaningful vote 3 unless the deal has changed. Govt cannot bring same motion twice. Convention dates back to 1604, he says. Big trouble for government.

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) March 18, 2019

This might sound a bit boring but it's massive - minister tells me he's now made this a 'constitutional crisis' - as the law stands we are leaving the EU in ten days - Speaker has just said the PM cant have another go at getting her deal through https://t.co/kRwUBX3r5j

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) March 18, 2019

Well, there's now only ten days to go until Brexit (as the law is currently written) and now the Speaker makes this ruling. I sort of agree with the ruling, but this Speaker decides to apply the rules how he sees fit so he obviously believes it is a way he can force a long extension to Article 50 or Parliament revoking Article 50 and cancelling Brexit.

Of course, it is still in the power of the ERG to collapse the government to prevent any delay. And I pray they do.

The only way this makes any sense is if the ERG vote to bring down the govt in a confidence motion as May and the rest of the Commons will reverse the March 29 departure date. There can’t be no deal with her in charge https://t.co/a4jlwTcvPm

— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) March 18, 2019

Thoughts?

He's right there isn't any point in putting the same question to people for a 3rd time - nothing has changed and nothing CAN change because the EU aren't budging on their demands. I don't particularly like Bercow although his tie is lovely but here he is right: there have to be biiiiig changes to the "deal" or it's not worth bringing up again.

@FlyingJesus;

Curious, if you were an MP now, what would you do?

A) Vote for a short June extension (possibly with conditions)
B) Vote for a long 2-year extension (possibly with conditions)
C) Vote for her Deal on a third possible attempt
D) Collapse the government to ensure legal status quo (Leave 29th March 2019)
E) Vote to revoke Article 50


Both my Remainer friends say an extension is pointless as what exactly will change that hasn't already?

An extension is the same as revoting, nothing will change because nothing can change

https://newsthump.com/2019/03/18/the...-to-comic-sans lolol

Like tom I agree it makes total sense for the deal to not be voted on again unless it actually changes!

I guess the issue is that while MPs are voting it down our system doesn't really enable them to say WHY. Same issue as the referendum, people voted no but not WHY no - it would really make a difference I personally think!!

I have a holiday booked in June so can they extend it till after that please thanks

@lawrawrrr; @FlyingJesus;

Looks like No Deal's back on the menu boys. 9 days.

The EU vice tightens. Barnier lays down the gauntlet: "My view is a longer extension needs to be linked to a new political event, a new process". In other words; if MV3 fails, UK must apply for a softer Brexit negotiation or 2nd EU ref - or it's No Deal.

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) March 19, 2019

"How can we ensure that at the end of a possible extension we are not back in the same situation as today?"

EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns delaying #Brexit "without a clear plan" would have economic and political costshttps://t.co/0AC7mqcItP pic.twitter.com/oKqcH6KHa1

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 19, 2019

'This is the greatest failure of our Parliamentary and government system that any of us alive have witnessed.'

Watch ITV News Political Editor Robert @Peston's scathing assessment of the current Brexit situation https://t.co/XyBNxLXi6N pic.twitter.com/SuhbWF2KkV

— ITV News (@itvnews) March 19, 2019

Sad times when Peston's making sense, usually hate the guy. So yeah looks like the only way we're having a (pointless) new extension is if May declares yet another GE, which no-one needs right now

So it looks like the EU will offer a short extension on the condition that May's Deal passes before 29th March 2019.

8 days left.

Breaking: Tusk lays down the gauntlet - says EU will only grant a short A50 extension if PM can pass her Brexit deal before next Friday.

— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) March 20, 2019

“A short extension will be possible conditional on a positive vote in House of Commons” says @eucopresident. So Brexit delay requires MPs to back PM’s deal at third attempt. Tusk implies he expects a no-deal Brexit.

— Robert Peston (@Peston) March 20, 2019

If she can pass it surely we don't need an extension