So how likely is it that MPs vote against the lockdown on Weds?

[JacobReesMogadishu]

I’m hazarding a guess fairly unlikely?

But if they do does the govt have to accept the vote?

[PicsInRed]

No, it's ok, if they vote against we'll just have a snap election. 👍

[JacobReesMogadishu]

Excellent...can we shoe horn one in before Brexit?! 🙈😂

[HeddaGarbled]

There’ll be a few Conservative rebels but the Labour Party will vote for so it’ll pass no problem.

[Dan1980]

Tories have a huge majority and MPs that vote against it are being threatened with being " deselection " Factor in Starmer the leader of the opposition supporting lockdown, I'd say the chances of it not going through parliament are zero

[ShellsAndSunrises]

It’ll pass. Labour have said they’ll support it. There will be some backbenchers who vote against it because they don’t agree to another lockdown, but they’ll get the numbers it needs to pass.

[Aardvarkitsabloodyaardvark]

Agreed, Labour are pro lockdown so it will go through.

[Dan1980]

deselected *

[Dustballs]

Might they vote against the lockdown going beyond Dec 2nd though?

Unless agreed by parliament perhaps ...

[Dustballs]

Labour might support that?

[HeddaGarbled]

Unlikely. Someone would have to table an amendment and no-one’s showing any appetite for that at the moment. Labour are generally more in favour of lockdown than Conservatives.

[MercyBooth]

Why hasnt Starmer gone for a vote of no confidence against the Government

[HeddaGarbled]

Because that wouldn’t be very helpful in the middle of a pandemic and he’s not an arse?

[AcornAutumn]

@Dan1980

Tories have a huge majority and MPs that vote against it are being threatened with being " deselection " Factor in Starmer the leader of the opposition supporting lockdown, I'd say the chances of it not going through parliament are zero

This.

[SheepandCow]

As others have said, Labour are in favour of listening to the science and they therefore support containment measures.

Perhaps the more right wing anti containment MPs will defect to Nigel Farage's new Anti Lockdown party? When he sets it up. Presumably he's a bit too busy until after the US election. (He's currently in the US helping on the Trump campaign.)

[MercyBooth]

Farage is a cunt who will jump on any bandwagon that suits his agenda at the time.

[HeddaGarbled]

Why hasnt Starmer gone for a vote of no confidence against the Government

Or, Starmer knows Johnson’s going to take the flak for all this and is content to let that play out.

[MercyBooth]

True. Bet Johnson is wishing that they didnt win last December now

[HeddaGarbled]

Yup, not what he was expecting. I almost feel sorry for him.

[lovelemoncurd]

I can't believe some backbenchers are opposing this. Do they want to see us using ice rinks as morgues?

[Youandmeareluckytobeus]

Excellent...can we shoe horn one in before Brexit?! 🙈😂
Eh? Brexit took place months ago. The UK has left the European Union and we are just negotiating to see if we can negotiate a trade deal before the end of this year.

[Mistigri]

Chance of govt losing this is zero because they are implementing a policy that Keir Starmer proposed a few weeks ago and the Labour Party will certainly vote for.

I think there will be an embarrassing Tory rebellion though - Farage is obviously planning to capitalise on this with his new anti-lockdown party. I wonder if any Tory MPs will defect.

[Monty27]

It'll be all about the whip

[poshme]

Tory MPs won't defect to Farage. They know if they do they'll never win another election.

Karmer won't do a vote of no confidence because the government have an 80 seat majority. Even with unhappy Tory MPs, he'd lose.

[blueangel19]

So if Labour were in charge we would be in lockdown already. Well well...

[Ecosse]

There is no evidence of these catastrophic projections every coming true @lovelemoncurd.