“What could be more extreme than deliberately opting for something…simply because it has ‘BREXIT’ written on the front in bright, shiny letters?”
Hers or Letwins? That’s what the choice is narrowing down to. From the point of view of trust in politics, how MPs vote will now make little difference – if any.
41 per agree that Britain should leave to trade on WTO rules on March 29 compared to 28 per cent who disagree.
Longer extension, Customs Union, ‘Common Market 2.0’ and so on all have severe downsides.
Rees-Mogg details how the deal is “definitely not” worse than Remain. And: why the Letwin plan is constitutionally “absurd”.
The list includes the three who resigned from the Government this evening – and Green, one of the Prime Minister’s oldest allies.
He, Cooper et al have seized control of parts of Commons and Brexit business, and we wait to see what happens next.
The proposal was rejected by 314 votes to 311. Boles, Gyimah, Spelman and Vaizey were among those to rebel. Plus Brine and Harrington.
This was the amendment that sought to ensure that No Deal doesn’t happen without the Commons sitting – and having a chance to stop it.
“I fear that no deal would be part of a giant economic experiment that is championed by…a small minority of the Conservative Party.”
All credit to them for quitting on principle rather than, as the Cabinet “Gang of Three” did, defying the whip and staying on in Government.
The threshold for public procurement misses the point that purchasing power greatly varies. A fair price in one country may seem very expensive to others.
Harmony reigned as he denied being a revolutionary.
This week has seen Parliament grab control, and this has serious implications for the practices of responsible government.