UK Politics Thread

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I'll give it about a fortnight and we should know by then if there will be a snap election.

Can not see it unless something big hits the fan, bigger than the big bang.

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An enforced piece of legislation disallowing a brexit without a deal or a handful of Tory remainers defying the whip would suffice.

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^ Ha....just in, must mean I'm psychic.

MPs who want to stop a no-deal Brexit will seek to bring forward legislation against it this week, shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer has said.

He said the plan was to prevent the PM "from taking us out of the EU without a deal" but he did not go into detail.

Cabinet minister Michael Gove refused to guarantee that the government would abide by it if it passed, saying: "Let's see what the legislation says."

The government is "not doing anything to facilitate a no deal", he said.

Mr Gove also said "some" food prices "may go up" and "other prices will come down" in the event of a no-deal Brexit. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49541942

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Politician's are good at one thing talking a bill down in the HoC/L. Yes it will be a interesting week but I'm not falling for mass media hype, those days for me are over.


Teflon Tony is back, Monday will see him give a Brexit speech but what caught my attention on the news old Teflon Tony will say Labour must avoid a snap general election.

The way I see that as it stands on that small snippet of news Labour are better off where they are. Why...I would say Bojo is starting to act like a mad man and the more draconian he comes the better the odds for Labour.

Of course saying that I need to hear his speech and these events unfolding our being taken over by the minute with something new. Its getting chaotic and this week coming oh heck....

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The government is trying to "purge" Tory rebels who oppose it over Brexit, ex-Justice Secretary David Gauke says.

A senior source from the whips office - which ensures MPs vote on party lines - said those who voted to block no deal would be expelled and deselected.

The threat came as opposition MPs prepared to introduce legislation in an effort to avoid no deal.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49543430

This should be a most pivotal and entertaining week ahead.

It looks like Boris is sticking to his 'do or die' position and in so doing is the first PM in a good while to have the gonads to carry out what he says he will.

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Former prime minister Tony Blair has warned Jeremy Corbyn that having a general election before Brexit would be an "elephant trap".

Speaking at an event hosted by the Institute for Government, Mr Blair said the "brutally clear" challenge in an election is that the opposition vote would be split and "under our system, that delivers a comfortable Tory majority".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-pol...-elephant-trap

First piece of sensible rhetoric I have heard from him for a long time.

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The nameless one has given a speech about a new radical labour government, yea momentum pulling all the strings.

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Former prime minister Tony Blair has warned Jeremy Corbyn that having a general election before Brexit would be an "elephant trap".

Speaking at an event hosted by the Institute for Government, Mr Blair said the "brutally clear" challenge in an election is that the opposition vote would be split and "under our system, that delivers a comfortable Tory majority".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-pol...-elephant-trap

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

First piece of sensible rhetoric I have heard from him for a long time.

Jeremy Corbyn says the UK "needs" a general election, despite warnings from Tony Blair that such a vote would be "an elephant trap" for Labour.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49552403

Why not, he's got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

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I reckon some treasonous people should refresh their memories.

https://www.facebook.com/ChangeBrita...0083781817770/

"If we vote to leave, then we will leave."

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The government is expected to table a motion to hold a general election on 14 October if it is defeated by MPs opposed to a no-deal Brexit on Tuesday.

Boris Johnson said he did not want an election, but progress with the EU would be "impossible" if they won. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49558596

I'm not Boris biggest fan but I thought the speech he gave from outside No 10 was fair and balanced.

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Substitute she for he and you got.....

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In the mean time I will say this Bojo faces a much more up hill battle than Maybot did and here's why. With Ruth stepping down as leader in Scotland they could loose half those seats to the SNP, here in England the Brexit party will do a lot of damage to Bojo. The DUP could redraw their support from Bojo in another hung parliament if they don't get what they want.

Bojo is a great campaigner but not PM material he can not focus to long before getting bored and moving on.


The only winners will be the LibDems but they will not be the biggest party.

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Philip Hammond says he is prepared for the "fight of a lifetime" in order to stand as a Conservative in the next election.

The former chancellor told Today "I am going to defend my party against incomers, entryists...people who are at the heart of this government who care nothing about the future of the Conservative party."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-pol...efend-my-party

Not if you're deselected you aint.

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^What rot, nothing to do with the party more like his cosy pay, holidays and all those nice trimmings that come with being a MP.

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He's a millionaire actually so I suspect this is about personal pride and public face.