UK Politics Thread

[Jimbuna]

It is time to get Brexit "off the table" so that Britain can focus on other issues, the chancellor has said.

Philip Hammond told the BBC that getting a deal done soon would release the "bandwidth" needed to take key economic decisions facing the country.

He called the UK's involvement in May's European elections "pointless" and hoped a deal would be done before then. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47909151

Agreed

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The Tories are totally divided and their main concern should be that they are making it much easier for Steptoe to get the keys to No 10.

According to the radio last night Labour is ahead in all the polls, average figure 10% in front.

As for the above I have made my views very clear in my post 9726.

[Jimbuna]

The government and Labour are "testing out" each other's ideas as they try to resolve the Brexit deadlock, cabinet minister David Lidington has said.

He told the BBC they had a "fair bit in common" over future customs objectives but further compromise was needed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47924023

I reckon most of the UK know these talks will achieve nothing unless the PM is prepared to move on one or more of her red lines so why do the press continually release this nonsense

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I reckon most of the UK know these talks will achieve nothing unless the PM is prepared to move on one or more of her red lines so why do the press continually release this nonsense

I no longer give a CENSORED about Brexit.

We have bigger domestic problems that need sorting out.

[Jimbuna]

Aye, my annual inflationary pension increase on 16th this month

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Aye, my annual inflationary pension increase on 16th this month

I suspect a letter later this month or in the next three months about a pay rise.

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UKIP leader Gerard Batten has accused his predecessor Nigel Farage of "smearing" the party, while defending his own links to Tommy Robinson.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47926785

Rubbish, you are doing a nice job of it all by yourself with super fat football brainless right wing jack boot goons all signing up to UKIP while they stuff their faces with chips and beer.

Oh by the way Batten you said you would stand down this March and its now April.

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'Their first decision was to go on holiday': EU's Verhofstadt fears UK will waste Brexit delay



https://news.sky.com/story/their-fir...delay-11695220

I beat you to it

Post 9732
I like the way the EU states this is our last chance don't wast it as to say get on with it and what do our lot do? Go on holiday, this action tells me they are not serious about Brexit as I have said they think its a game.

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Three female MEPs have quit UKIP after the party's leader Gerard Batten defended a candidate's comments about rape as "satire".


https://news.sky.com/story/three-mep...tweet-11694846

What more poof you need that this nasty fool is unfit to be a leader. Hey Batten I still see you have not stepped down or any plans to step down.


DO NOT VOTE FOR UKIP THEY ARE RACIEST THUG PARTY.

[Reece]

You have my word STEED, I won't!!

[Jimbuna]

No big surprise in the comments made by Verhofstadt when you take into consideration Belgium were one of the few that sided with Macron over the Brexit extension time period.

[Jimbuna]

Commons Speaker: Has race to succeed John Bercow begun? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47946635

I certainly hope so.

Speaker Bercow 'could be denied peerage' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46913477

Same again.

[Jimbuna]

The Commons will get a new vote on a customs union in a few weeks in order to try to break the Brexit deadlock, amid warnings that Theresa May’s Conservatives are walking into a “wipe-out” in the European elections.

Veteran MP Frank Field told the Standard that he plans to move a motion with the Father of the House, Kenneth Clarke, to show that a smooth trading bloc is a solution that commands cross-party support.

Mr Field said a backbencher-led move would also get Mrs May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn “off the hook” of having to sign a formal compromise deal that could trigger civil war in their parties.

“I think if it comes from the backbenches, neither of the party leaders can be accused of dividing their parties. I would be confident of getting it through,” he said.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsl...id=mailsignout

Looks like reality is finally getting noticed.

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^Not in Labour's interest as their agenda is a general election.

Meanwhile London is in green hell has these loonies cost the country money and increase vehicle pollution stopping traffic!

https://news.sky.com/story/climate-c...sport-11696014

[Jimbuna]

Well looking at some of the scenes on your link and my link below gets me to thinking the authorities need to toughen up before all the cells are maxed out.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47959207