BREXIT Crunch time (part 38) WTF is going to happen next?

[Poi E]

Or, the UK Independent Party?

British Liberals Independence Party.

 

[Pickman's model]

My one solace is that, when on 1st April, when he realises that the UK is STILL full of foreigners, and the EU really isn't that arsed that we've left, Nigel Farrage will walk calmly to the centre of Trafalgar Square, right next to lion number three, and shoot himself.

What's wrong with march 30 or 31? if he does it on 1/4 everyone will think it's an April fools

 

[cupid_stunt]

British Liberals Independence Party.

Social Conservative Anti Brexit Society.

 

[danny la rouge]

If I was a betting man, which I am, I’d risk a flutter on “The Progressive Party”.

It’s not a funny acronym, but I’d still bet on this.

 

[Supine]

One thing I hadn't realised before today, but Starmer was explicit about it - it is now official Labour policy to call for a second ref. I'd missed that switch, but as I say, Starmer was very clear.

Although corbyn didn't even mention it in his response to last night's vote. Whatever they agreed at conference is a sham. Corbyn will just keep banging on about an election even though there is a good chance he'd lose it.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Oh good, BBC Parliament has their own commentary tonight again - constitutional law type from the Hansard Society. May be preferable to the main channel commentaries.

 

[cupid_stunt]

It'll be interesting to see the outcome of this vote on the Spelman amendment.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Spelman amendment passed by 312 - 308, government defeated yet again.

 

[gosub]

Majority of 4 rejecting no deal.... So what happens 'squatters rights'

 

[danny la rouge]

Woah, close.

 

[Argonia]

I'm fucking confused. Are we leaving the EU or not?

 

[andysays]

From the BBC's newsfeed

BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says MPs are voting on "what they do not want to do". She says the "idea is" that MPs will express a "strong view" that they do not want to leave the EU without a deal. "It's not binding, it's not a concrete guarantee," she says. They are expressing their will, she adds, "but that doesn't change the law".

The BBC's Europe editor, Katya Adler, says "hearts really are hardening" in Europe, but the Commission is more positive about an extension to Article 50 than the individual member states themselves. She says that the way out of the impasse must come from the UK, the EU is saying. There is also concern that Brexit could "overshadow" upcoming European elections. All 27 EU countries have to agree to an extension, she adds.

 

[gosub]

I'm fucking confused. Are we leaving the EU or not?

Only on weekends

 

[cupid_stunt]

I'm fucking confused. Are we leaving the EU or not?

I would refer you to the first reply on this thread.

 

[eatmorecheese]

*sigh*

Resignations?

 

[Gerry1time]

So the Spelman amendment passed, meaning the other no deal vote, the one everyone was going to vote for, Tories included, won’t now get voted on. Have labour accidentally been very clever by making a whole load of Tory mps who were against no deal accidentally go on record as voting against an amendment that was against no deal?

ETA: also shows the government’s whipping operation is now basically toothless. But then that doesn’t seem to bring governments down any more.

 

[killer b]

So the Spelman amendment passed, meaning the other no deal vote, the one everyone was going to vote for, Tories included, won’t now get voted on. Have labour accidentally been very clever by making a whole load of Tory mps who were against no deal accidentally go on record as voting against an amendment that was against no deal?

why do you think it's an accident?

 

[FridgeMagnet]

One thing I hadn't realised before today, but Starmer was explicit about it - it is now official Labour policy to call for a second ref. I'd missed that switch, but as I say, Starmer was very clear.

It has been since last year, after all other options are exhausted - Corbyn mentions it a lot despite all the people on twitter saying he doesn’t.

 

[CRI]

Cripes - passed by only four votes? It's still "not binding" so fuck knows what May and co will do now, although it means there is more of an imperative to come up with "something" that prevents the UK leaving with No Deal on 29th March. That will still happen if they don't stop playing tiddlywinks.

 

[Cid]

Cripes - passed by only four votes? It's still "not binding" so fuck knows what May and co will do now, although it means there is more of an imperative to come up with "something" that prevents the UK leaving with No Deal on 29th March. That will still happen if they don't stop playing tiddlywinks.

The amendment passed by four votes. Not the main no deal vote...

 

[Supine]

It has been since last year, after all other options are exhausted - Corbyn mentions it a lot despite all the people on twitter saying he doesn’t.

Some of us are wondering if he'll ever decide other options are exhausted

 

[redsquirrel]

No you're not you just want the UK to remain in the EU by whatever means. Don't pretend you were ever interested in anything else.


Guardian feed reporting that Gov now whipping against the vote

 

[tommers]

Guardian feed reporting that Gov now whipping against the vote

This is fucking hilarious. In a "we're all so fucked" kind of way.

 

[Cid]

No you're not you just want the UK to remain in the EU by whatever means.


Guardian feed reporting that Gov now whipping against the vote

Whipping... against their own motion... Smooth.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

This is fucking hilarious. In a "we're all so fucked" kind of way.

This. A million times this

 

[brogdale]

This is fucking hilarious. In a "we're all so fucked" kind of way.

Drowning, not waving territory

 

[steveo87]

What's wrong with march 30 or 31? if he does it on 1/4 everyone will think it's an April fools

What I've done there is forget March isn't February.....

 

[cupid_stunt]

So, the government is now against its own motion, because of the Spelman amendment which, Spelman, a Tory, tried to withdraw, but couldn't. - LOL.

 

[Cid]

Graun is quoting tweet <re RS's post about whip> from Nicholas Watt:

"Govt now facing ministerial resignation alert. Govt planning to whip against their no deal motion because it has now been amended to rule out no deal in all circumstances. If govt whips against that ministers say they will resign"

 

[Gerry1time]

Thank fuck the malthouse nonsense got voted down so comprehensively.