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Westminstenders: The Rule of Law

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RedToothBrush · 08/09/2019 14:16

We enter week 2 of what might be considered 'the end game'.

The Conservative Party has made it clear that liberals are not welcome in their ranks. It has become the Brexit Party.

Farage is talking of a pact, though Javid has said no. What would Javid know though, he's only in the Cabinet.

Amber Rudd has resigned. She will run as an independent in an unnamed constituency at the next election. The assumption must therefore be she has been talking to a few people this week about this, though whether that means she is a 'One Nation Tory' independent candidate or simply an independent isn't clear.

Some think that her departure will deal Johnson yet another blow at the polls. Others think as the cabinet members with the worst satisfaction rating amongst tory party members this will be viewed positively by leavers and give Johnson a bounce in the polls.

It been reported that Cummings has overruled Johnson on at least key decisions this week which raises the question of who is in charge and running the show.

Cummings has promised to make us all melt in the coming weeks as he takes a sledge hammer to constitutional convention. He's advised no 10 staff to be 'cool like Fonzies'. A reference to pulp fiction and to happy days. As some have commented if you think about Cummings as some one who has watched too much Tarantino it does make him make a lot more sense.

There are suggestions that Johnson will break the rule of law in refusing to ask for an extension and the No10 have a trick up their sleeve over loopholes. The most obvious thing here being to offer the EU a deal they can't possibly refuse agree too to smear them and to then make it impossible for the EU to agree to an extension which noises out of France seem to suggest anyway.

Tomorrow is going to be interesting...

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RedToothBrush · 09/09/2019 20:59

Has rock bottom been reached now do you think?

God no.

Week of the 14th October is going to make this look tame if I'm reading it right.

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NotaRealLawyer · 09/09/2019 21:05

Blimey, Sylvia Hermon/ Ian Paisley speaking for the N.I survivors of historical abuse. Secretary of State reneged on promise to deal with legislation for them in September. Should have gone through today. Terrible

RosinaAlmaviva · 09/09/2019 21:14

tarchie Flowers to you and all those who are affected by the same issue.

So Angry and even if we can avoid no deal, I will still be furious because of what this government tried to do to its own citizens.

Tarchie · 09/09/2019 21:20

Thank you Rosina I’m really worried about the situation. I keep telling myself everything will be ok but I have no confidence in those idiots who are playing games with people’s lives. It all feels very hopeless.☹️

Alsohuman · 09/09/2019 21:37

I love Ian Dunt:

Oh Good, and now Dominic Rabb fuck my life.

BigChocFrenzy · 09/09/2019 22:08

"The EU will never force no-deal on the UK"

DG I've often heard that quoted over the last several months
It just means they'll never deny the UK a requested extension

However, there are other EU sources saying they can't keep extending indefinitely.

It probably depends each time on how the UK behaved during the last extension

imo, if the UK creates significant problems, then the next extension (if requested by the same UK govt) would be refused
However, they would also not wish to reward anyone, say BJ, for trying to thwart the instructions of the HoC

SingingBabooshkaBadly · 09/09/2019 22:33

tarchie I’m so sorry you - and so many others - are going through this. I know how this is making me feel - I can only imagine how you, as a mother, feel.

How history will judge these people who are supposed to have our best interests at heart.

BigChocFrenzy · 09/09/2019 22:36

tarchie 💐 So unfair you have this stress

BigChocFrenzy · 09/09/2019 22:36

Wow, ex-Tory Nick Boles

and the others piling in

It makes you wonder what the other Tory MPs were thinking of in the leadership contest, voting for him to get through to the last 2, while knowing he would beat any candidate

They all knew his faults

Well, we know what they were thinking:
That BJ was by far their best candidate to win a GE, so sod his lack of morals, his long record of lying and laziness

BigChocFrenzy · 09/09/2019 22:37

The foul-mouthed govt spokesman - @red has that ever been done before ? - was probably Cum himself

or he has Spawned

RedToothBrush · 09/09/2019 22:41

It's Cummings.

He's an Internet troll who has taken up residency at No10 Downing Street.

He knows it will get column inches.

Think Trump and his outrageous comments which played well with the base.

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0lga · 09/09/2019 22:50

My goodness, the speaker isn’t mincing his words !

prettybird · 09/09/2019 23:36

Is Alan Duncan actually arguing the case for PR, given that binary politics is over? Confused

FoldyRoll · 10/09/2019 00:29

I'm as worried as everyone else about access to essential meds, but that list doing the rounds looks well shonky. Base generics like dispersible aspirin would be far more likely to be easily available than meds still in license (and manufactured outside UK) or very specific meds like the ones Hazard's DH needs.

TatianaLarina · 10/09/2019 08:18

Has rock bottom been reached now do you think?

Hell no.

‘The worst is not so long as we can say this is the worst’.

OublietteBravo · 10/09/2019 08:50

We’ve reached rock bottom and yet we continue to dig.

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