Westminstenders: May plays Sale of the Century

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Theresa May is currently in the midst of a campaign to sell her deal to the public. Unfortunately she appears that there are only 649 people she needs to sell it to, and that's not going so well.

She attempted a sales pitch to potential Labour rebels and succeeded in getting them to actively decide to vote against her.

There are currently 100 backbench tories who have stated they will vote against it, which makes parliamentary maths very difficult.

There is a rising support for plan b in the form of Norway Plus. This may make Remainers less likely to vote for a deal but persuade some leavers to back May.

The ECJ A50 Court case has been heard. Judgment has not been given yet. Its due 'soon'.

Next week the Withdrawal Agreement will be debated in Parliament with the vote due at 7pm on Tuesday 11th December.

Expect a rough couple of weeks.

Here we go

Wowwww

Ayes 311 No 293

Government lost

Who Abstained??!

Huge huge moment.

The contempt motion passes. Wow

Starmer has requested the advice be published. Lead some is saying they will publish the advice, but refer to privmcommittee re use of humble address

Imagine if people in front of a court - magistrate or Crown - behaved like the government (or Home Office) ?

The reek of hypocrisy is enough to make you gag.

Does anyone know how easy it is to stick a head on a spike ? Apparently it's frowned upon to practice in a morgue these days. It's political correctness gone mad I tell you.

Its amendment d we are most interested, for the next vote.

This is the Grieve amendment RTB isn't it?

Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound
BREAKING: the government

6Starmer has requested the advice be published. Lead some is saying they will publish the advice, but refer to privmcommittee re use of humble address^

be curious to see (if the advice is published) whether Starmer et al agree there was a case for it being confidential. Because if not, it rather rams a hole in the Governments repeated secrecy elsewhere.

Shortly yes. Amendment d is Grieve III.

BBC reporting advice to be published.

blimey falimey

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-46445290
West Belfast: Man shot dead in car

Outside a school. At home time.

West Belfast: Man shot dead in car. Outside a school. At home time.

Btexiteers wanted a return to the good old days. Looks like they're here.

and also

I want my country back.

Mother it is refered to the Parliamentary Privileges Comittee to decide what the punishment is.

It should be noted at this point that the SNP and Labour hold 4 votes compared to 3 for the Conservatives.

gosh. I had stepped away for something I had to do.

Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound
Geoffrey Cox looks defeated. He’s slumped with his arms folded, staring at the floor, occasionally throwing his head a long way back and staring at the ceiling

Laurens Cerulus @laurenscerulus
It’s looking increasingly likely the Belgian government doesn’t make it to the end of the week.

I have NO IDEA what this is about or what it means, but surely the timing isn't the best for the UK / EU getting a deal approved by governments.

Robert Peston @Peston
Labour will support Grieve's amendment - saying it makes MPs' voice more meaningful on Brexit. So presumably it will now go to a vote

The Columnist @Sime0nStylites
The Grieve amendment will pass. More than 20 signatories.

If it gets to the vote without the government managing to see it off, that is.

Faisal Islam @faisalislam
Nigel Dodds tells Sky News “these are historic times - first time a Government has been found in contempt” confirms the DUP voted against on both contempt motions.

“We haven’t broken the confidence & supply deal - Theresa May broke it”

Officially a minority government.

The Columnist @Sime0nStylites
The govt going back on its previous assurances to the Conservative rebels is yet another self inflicted disaster.

Chickens are roosting.