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I fail to see why people are assuming this is bad for Boris. People won't see that he has done anything wrong.
This will probably lead to the election he wanted anyway. An election that Corbyn and the others were so scared of agreeing to. Boris will be seen to have gone to extreme measures in order to get Brexit done after years of obstruction from the anti-democracy brigade.
I think this will end up playing well for him and they will win the next election with Labour being utterly destroyed.
This will probably lead to the election he wanted anyway. An election that Corbyn and the others were so scared of agreeing to. Boris will be seen to have gone to extreme measures in order to get Brexit done after years of obstruction from the anti-democracy brigade.
I think this will end up playing well for him and they will win the next election with Labour being utterly destroyed.
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I agree in part with that. Labour are going to lose. The bit I am unsure about is whether The Tories ( note I don't say Boris) will win. Unless they are prepared to do a deal with Farage and Dick Tice but dim I don't think that they will get a majority.
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Originally Posted by felixflyer
I fail to see why people are assuming this is bad for Boris. People won't see that he has done anything wrong.
This will probably lead to the election he wanted anyway. An election that Corbyn and the others were so scared of agreeing to. Boris will be seen to have gone to extreme measures in order to get Brexit done after years of obstruction from the anti-democracy brigade.
I think this will end up playing well for him and they will win the next election with Labour being utterly destroyed.
This will probably lead to the election he wanted anyway. An election that Corbyn and the others were so scared of agreeing to. Boris will be seen to have gone to extreme measures in order to get Brexit done after years of obstruction from the anti-democracy brigade.
I think this will end up playing well for him and they will win the next election with Labour being utterly destroyed.
There's also the little matter of the content in the link. Apparently, according to one contributor on here, this was two jobs ago, so no need to be even remotely concerned as to the relevance ............other than for the reasons mentioned and the fact he's now, possibly, the most untrustworthy PM in the UK's political history.
Your optimism about Labour being "utterly destroyed " is another JB favourite prediction.....Mystic Meg however, has no need to feel threatened in this respect. Even Glenn McGrath has been known to be more accurate....
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...g-public-funds
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Farage has today come out and attacked Boris & Cummings for suspending parliament. I think brexiters will generally be behind the action no matter what the courts have decided and he will win back some supporters. Judging from comments back at Farage this appears to be the case.
17.4m people are still waiting for their last vote to be enacted and will vote for whoever looks most likely to make that happen. If there is no chance of the BP getting in power then they won't get the votes. Brexiters won't vote to make a point, they want out of the EU and whoever promises that will win the next election.
17.4m people are still waiting for their last vote to be enacted and will vote for whoever looks most likely to make that happen. If there is no chance of the BP getting in power then they won't get the votes. Brexiters won't vote to make a point, they want out of the EU and whoever promises that will win the next election.
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Ah, slight problem with your opening line. Boris has, allegedly, lied to the Queen.
Are you suggesting Boris had such intellect he already knew it was unlawful and so lied to HM? I though he was supposed to be an imbecile?
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The DUP, having initially wlecomed the suspension and claimng the PM was “well within his rights” to do so,
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-38445433.html
... now fully support the courts findings.
JAS
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/n...-38445433.html
... now fully support the courts findings.
JAS
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Originally Posted by felixflyer
No he hasn't. To do so would suggest he already knew it would be unlawful, something that it took the supreme court to decide on.
Are you suggesting Boris had such intellect he already knew it was unlawful and so lied to HM? I though he was supposed to be an imbecile?
Are you suggesting Boris had such intellect he already knew it was unlawful and so lied to HM? I though he was supposed to be an imbecile?
The questions posed in the link and "conflict of interest " aren't going to suddenly and conveniently vanish and not forgetting his promise about 31st October has to be delivered.....Boris, therefore, can hardly be said to be in a safe position...thanks entirely to himself.
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This judgment will be studied for years. It is THE case on Parliamentary sovereignty and the constitutional order of the UK.
I'm certain that it will be recognised by legal scholars in the years to come as a shocking piece of judicial activism.
I'm certain that it will be recognised by legal scholars in the years to come as a shocking piece of judicial activism.
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But we all heard the cries of 'unelected PM' when Boris took over. Are we to now have him resign to be replaced by another leader without a GE?
If Boris goes than it has to be election time. That election will be about one thing primarily and that is Brexit. Labour have made themselves irrelevant by refusing to take a stance and are too busy waving union & palestinian flags around while everyone else debates the most important issue facing the UK today.
If Boris goes than it has to be election time. That election will be about one thing primarily and that is Brexit. Labour have made themselves irrelevant by refusing to take a stance and are too busy waving union & palestinian flags around while everyone else debates the most important issue facing the UK today.
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This mess has been caused by a referendum where Parliament has blocked carrying out the result for over three years. Another referendum will not be a solution.
Parliament is at odds with the people (even the BBC broadcasts constant 'on the street' interviews with previous Labour voters who have been saying very adamantly that they will never vote Labour again, so how representative are those Labour MPs of their constituencies any more? And I know that many on here will say "same about the Tories"). The only way of sorting it all out and having a fresh start is with a General Election. That will be the only way of bringing trust back into British politics. Anyone frustrating attempts to hold a General Election as soon as possible should be noted as being anti-democratic (if they are genuinely democratically-minded, why should they fear a General Election -- unless it is that they are fearful of ending up at the JobCentre without those cushy salaries?) and judged on that at the next Election.
The people should be the judges in democratic politics, not a handful of people in the legal profession.
Parliament is at odds with the people (even the BBC broadcasts constant 'on the street' interviews with previous Labour voters who have been saying very adamantly that they will never vote Labour again, so how representative are those Labour MPs of their constituencies any more? And I know that many on here will say "same about the Tories"). The only way of sorting it all out and having a fresh start is with a General Election. That will be the only way of bringing trust back into British politics. Anyone frustrating attempts to hold a General Election as soon as possible should be noted as being anti-democratic (if they are genuinely democratically-minded, why should they fear a General Election -- unless it is that they are fearful of ending up at the JobCentre without those cushy salaries?) and judged on that at the next Election.
The people should be the judges in democratic politics, not a handful of people in the legal profession.
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Interesting question asked on Sky.
SC has ruled prorogue never happened, the ceremeny in Parliament never happened.
But as part of the ceremony the Benn bill was nodded through to give it Royal Assent. So presumably that also never happened?
If so, what is the status of the legislation, is it still a bill requiring Royal Assent?
And, similarly, are the other bills which timed out and died, now back on the legislative business list in parliament?
SC has ruled prorogue never happened, the ceremeny in Parliament never happened.
But as part of the ceremony the Benn bill was nodded through to give it Royal Assent. So presumably that also never happened?
If so, what is the status of the legislation, is it still a bill requiring Royal Assent?
And, similarly, are the other bills which timed out and died, now back on the legislative business list in parliament?
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It means that the legislation which "failed" - such as the divorce reform - are still active
The BREXIT bill passed into law before Parliament closed down - now deemed to be illegal - the two actions are separate
The BREXIT bill passed into law before Parliament closed down - now deemed to be illegal - the two actions are separate
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Now that parliament has been recalled, will MPs be returning there and abandoning the Party conferences?
Conservative MP has said the party will ask for a recess vote for next week so they can hold their conference now that the LibDems and Labour have held theirs; cynically I would expect the other parties to have a three line whip to defeat the motion.
With the rumours of the Speaker saying he will accept more SO24 motions tomorrow to let the opposition dictate business next week, I would think that all Conservative MPs might be required to be in Westminster next week and not Manchester.
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"I'm certain that it will be recognised by legal scholars in the years to come as a shocking piece of judicial activism."
Or a definitive action supporting Parliament against an over mighty executive
You were supposed to be leaving the EU "to take back Control by our Parliament" - funny some people don't like it when Parliament takes control....
Or a definitive action supporting Parliament against an over mighty executive
You were supposed to be leaving the EU "to take back Control by our Parliament" - funny some people don't like it when Parliament takes control....
