They are at least on-brand in refusing to accept the result of the vote on the proposal which has already taken place – which they lost.
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.
Rees-Mogg details how the deal is “definitely not” worse than Remain. And: why the Letwin plan is constitutionally “absurd”.
She yesterday achieved the outcome most likely to prop her up – at least for the time being. But Cooper, Letwin and Bercow are waiting in the wings.
The Speaker offers a distillation of his signature style.
The Prime Minister seemed to imply that if MPs will not bend to her will, she is off.
“We should look again at being able to leave with a negotiated deal, but in order to do that we need time…”
Even worse is the politicisation of the Speaker’s Chair. The impartiality of Britain’s Speaker was, like the impartiality of its monarch, a given.
There’s little that Conservative MPs can do to stop the Speaker – they don’t have the votes to depose him.
“It’s a very impressive hat that you are wearing, or a hat of sorts. Very well done.”
This week has seen Parliament grab control, and this has serious implications for the practices of responsible government.