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« on: July 23, 2019, 03:29:06 PM »
I suggested "BoJo and the Brexit Conundrum". He does bear a passing resemblance to a certain Belgian comic character with some racist bits in his past...
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2019, 11:49:17 AM »
Grayling was a dire Transport Secretary; the rail enthusiast community hated him with a passion.
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2019, 03:50:41 PM »
Grant Shapps has gotten Transport.
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2019, 04:55:38 AM »
The useless ministers have been replaced with useless ministers.
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« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2019, 08:03:01 AM »
Williamson is according to himself being referred to the National Constitutional Committee for potential expulsion
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« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2019, 03:09:12 PM »
Quote from: YL on August 02, 2019, 02:29:49 PM
Quote from: CumbrianLeftie on August 02, 2019, 01:56:32 PM
Quote from: YL on August 02, 2019, 06:04:40 AM
Field's announcement is that he is forming a new party, the "Birkenhead Social Justice Party", and will stand in the next election under this label.

Slightly underwhelming announcement given the speculation that preceded it.

In particular the Brexit Party seemed to have real hopes that he might become one of theirs.

... or at least their media cheerleaders did.  I'm a little bit suspicious that F*r*g* doesn't want high profile defections after his experience with Douglas Carswell.

Ann Widdecombe hasn't exactly helped their image.
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« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2019, 04:18:55 PM »
Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) has defected from Change UK to the Lib Dems, giving them a total of 14 MPs.
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« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2019, 08:00:47 AM »
TIN and CHUK would be very uncomfortable with the man who basically ran them out of Labour Party being PM.
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« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2019, 01:49:57 AM »
Quote from: Pericles on August 15, 2019, 06:50:41 PM
Swinson is right imo that it'd be wiser to make Clarke or Harman the caretaker PM. Corbyn is toxic with the current parliament, this is another unnecessary obstacle to stopping no-deal.

He is also toxic with the wider public.
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« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2019, 11:52:26 AM »
There are only 14 Lib Dem MPs. It isn't enough to get this idea over the line by a long chalk.
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« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2019, 11:55:59 AM »
If Williamson is expelled, don't expect him to back Corbyn either.
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« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2019, 03:57:12 PM »
Some of us are also very unhappy with the antisemitism problems in Labour.
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« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2019, 08:52:03 AM »
No surprise there then.
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« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2019, 10:01:16 AM »
The Lib Dems have 14 MPs. With the other Independents, it's over 25...
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« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2019, 02:53:07 PM »
I'm concerned that a Corbyn government will go very much like the novel A Very British Coup with a more incompetent PM and we're get more Tory rule.

But No Deal isn't the end of the matter... it's the start of the next phase.
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« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2019, 03:14:55 PM »
Of course it exists, Corbyn can create it any time he wants.
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« Reply #16 on: August 20, 2019, 07:04:34 AM »
They're not exactly supporting Corbyn, are they?
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« Reply #17 on: August 20, 2019, 07:49:16 AM »
Quote from: CumbrianLeftie on August 20, 2019, 07:20:57 AM
The point is, all but a literal handful *will* support him in a VoNC and then as temporary PM.

A literal handful is enough to stop him becoming PM... and he needs all the other opposition MPs.
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« Reply #18 on: August 20, 2019, 08:00:23 AM »
There is probably enough support for a successful VoNC, but only to trigger another election.
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« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2019, 04:01:48 AM »
Yep. I hope I can still get my Pop Tarts in a No Deal then.
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« Reply #20 on: August 22, 2019, 11:17:55 AM »
Nick Boles has opposed Corbyn to lead a GNU:

Bloomberg Story
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« Reply #21 on: August 28, 2019, 04:27:29 AM »
Can a person please have a day out without a constitutional crisis starting?
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« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2019, 04:44:22 AM »
Lewis Goodalll's opinion piece on Sky News is well worth reading; both sides believe the other is engaging in a coup. That's not exactly good for parliamentary democracy.
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« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2019, 12:34:18 PM »
No Deal Brexit has the support of around 30% of the electorate. If that.
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« Reply #24 on: August 28, 2019, 03:49:57 PM »
Much more effectively? Silvio Berlusconi says otherwise...
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