Brexit / UK: MPs trigger No Confidence Vote (12/12/18)

[hullexile]

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/polit...20181218180684

Unfortunately that store has closed down and moved their HQ to Europe.

[East_coast]

Have there? In the 2017 election campaign, Labour hardly mentioned Brexit, Conservatives campaigned as 'Strong & Stable' but were forced to detour from the 'strong leadership' on Brexit slogan which largely involved attacking Corbyn to defend actual policies around their disastrous Social Care policies & austerity. Then, thanks to the Manchester Arena attack, they were further forced to sidetrack onto security. The 2017 election result is more a barometer for the total dissatisfaction the British public felt with all parties, it certainly can't be interpreted as resounding support for Brexit.

The whole purpose of the election was to give a bigger mandate to Mrs May. Strong and Stable was not a mantra for running the country but for dealing with Brexit. If you believe Brexit was not front and centre of the 2017 general election then I would guess little could change you mind.

[hullexile]

The whole purpose of the election was to give a bigger mandate to Mrs May. Strong and Stable was not a mantra for running the country but for dealing with Brexit. If you believe Brexit was not front and centre of the 2017 general election then I would guess little could change you mind.

The Labour Party manifesto

https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/upl...festo-2017.pdf

I have no idea on the numbers but I am sure many people voted on non-Brexit issues. Did anyone even understand the Labour Party position on Brexit? My friends in the UK seemed to vote on traditional tribal lines (Labour voters voted Labour regardless of whether they supported Brexit, Tory voters voted Tory regardless of whether they supported Brexit).

[East_coast]

The Labour Party manifesto

https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/upl...festo-2017.pdf

I have no idea on the numbers but I am sure many people voted on non-Brexit issues. Did anyone even understand the Labour Party position on Brexit? My friends in the UK seemed to vote on traditional tribal lines (Labour voters voted Labour regardless of whether they supported Brexit, Tory voters voted Tory regardless of whether they supported Brexit).

Yes, Labour have had no policy on Brexit before the referendum.

Now they have 6 magical tests that can only be failed and a magical customs union agreement that allows trade deals outside and inside the EU customs Union - The Singapore in ASEAN model - which was rejected 2 years by the EU as being too Boris like by having cake and eating it.

But both major parties did run on a pledge to enact Brexit.

[drumbrake]

https://youtu.be/DUmm30iqw0U

[huja]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/o...E4ZlitqqkpEZbQ

[shri]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/o...E4ZlitqqkpEZbQ

Two of the four prescribed items involve honesty. Will be a very hard to fill prescription..

[huja]

Two of the four prescribed items involve honesty. Will be a very hard to fill prescription..

What a fucking world we live in right now.

[kimwy66]

No time for a deal vote, but just enough time to slip through 85mill in social support services cuts, without allowing debate, before they bugger off for a jolly nice Christmas break. Guess that 2billion in No Deal preparations has to come from somewhere.

The callous, inept bastards should be locked into Westminster until they come up with a solution.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent...b0407e90785176

[huja]

Brilliant headline
https://www.economist.com/britain/20...shardtoswallow