Next chapter?
The dog ate my deal?
Oh that deal it's in my other bag.
Was that the fire alarm?
Such a good deal, an amazing deal, best deal ever, what you want to vote on it?
NO deal is nver going to happen – that will not get thru parliament either
No deal is the default if nothing else is agreed with the EU; Parliament approved it when they invoked Article 50.
The vote quantifies the numbers - 117 in favour of no deal, 200 soft-brexit or remainers - and keeps the choice of leader out of the hands of party members who'd probably vote for a hard Brexit candidate.
May's deal seems unlikely to pass; Parliament could propose a second referendum to resolve the stalemate. Corbyn is holding out for a General Election (which he's unlikely to get) probably to ensure the Conservatives own Brexit, and Labour don't support a second referendum, then it could be hard Brexit by default.
No deal is the default if nothing else is agreed with the EU; Parliament approved it when they invoked Article 50.
The vote quantifies the numbers – 117 in favour of no deal, 200 soft-brexit or remainers – and keeps the choice of leader out of the hands of party members who’d probably vote for a hard Brexit candidate.
No it really doesn't, it wasn't the question being asked there was it.
I cannot remember the numbers but Thatcher won her confidence vote but still resigned
got 54% I think (from R5 yesterday)
She doesn’t have a majority in parliament, the DUP are not 117 strong.
That's not really relevant - the 117 members of her party that voted against her in an internal vote is not at all representative of the number who would vote against her in parliamentary matters. They might for the current Brexit deal but then even the DUP aren't voting for that.
I would vote for her and vote against her deal.
A lot of her 200 won't necessarily be a general vote of confidence in her, as much as a vote of no confidence that anyone else would be able to do anything better and no confidence that a leadership scrap would be the best use of time right at the moment.
I love that 52% vs 48% is a decisive victory and that the "will of the people" must be followed yet 63% vs 37% is a narrow margin indicating a very high level of dissatisfaction.
I love that 52% vs 48% is a decisive victory and that the “will of the people” must be followed yet 63% vs 37% is a narrow margin indicating a very high level of dissatisfaction.
Well it's sort of true - most people know/knew exactly what they wanted so the 52% really is a demonstration of (weak) will. Most Tory MPs probably had no idea (or care more precisely) what the vote last night was about beyond being told they needed leave the oranges and gimp suits alone for a few more hours and to turn up, many of those 200 will have been trying to judge which way the wind is blowing and nothing more, the majority of the 117 actually want rid of her. (Note there were very few abstentions in practice despite indications to the contrary prior)
Odd isn’t it.
The British public already voted a “no confidence” vote in her and her party in the last election. She then bunged a bribe to the DUP, who have already voted a “ no confidence “ vote in her too.
It’s almost like she’s ignoring the will of the people 🤣
And where have we heard that before 🤔
The British public already voted a “no confidence” vote in her and her party in the last election
True but they voted even less confidence in any of the other options so really, she was voted least worst choice, her own party seem to have emphatically followed suit in that yesterday.
Less Mrs May and more Mrs Hobson if you will.
slowoldman
You’ve been listening to JRM. Meanwhile the 52/48 Brexit vote is a crushing victory.
Just occasionally, things Rees-Mogg says are actually true. This is one of them- she's survived this vote but it was still a kicking.
