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Brexit

Westminstenders: Super Saturday

999 replies

RedToothBrush · 18/10/2019 23:02

Parliament sits on a Saturday for the first time since the Falklands.

A deal has been reached with the EU. Its utterly shite and worse for the UK than May's deal. It even leaves no deal as an option after transition.

The DUP don't like it. They got predictably shafted.

Tomorrow is a debate and vote on the deal. Amendments are key, in particular the Letwin amendment which seeks to close a loophole in the Benn Act and stop the Deal being adopted tomorrow, instead forcing the ultimate decision over the deal to a later date and forcing an extension.

Which the EU may or may not agree to.

There is also talk of forcing another ref via amendments but this, unlike the Letwin amendment is unlikely to pass.

The vote tomorrow looks to be very tight. The Letwin amendment passes looks likely to make Johnson fail to have the numbers. However there is talk that enough Labour MPs have decided to back the deal.

There is also a big anti Brexit march in London tomorrow (which runs the risk of having problems with the Extinction Rebellion ban). Good luck to everyone going tomorrow.

See you on the other side (which might now be on this thread!!)

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NoWordForFluffy · 19/10/2019 22:10

It's midnight our time (irrelevant if already sent, however).

NoWordForFluffy · 19/10/2019 22:11

It's NOT 11pm. It's midnight our time.

thecatfromjapan · 19/10/2019 22:12

BJ is just awful, isn't he?

BigChocFrenzy · 19/10/2019 22:13

Hate The current gangsterism and terorist acts are horriific
BUT
nothing compared to what happened in the Troubles

Those killed 3,500 people, including 186 children

The GFA made a huge difference:

It ended a civil war
It reduced the deaths by orders of magnitude
It demilitarised the province
It let Nationalists think of themselves as Irish and Unionists as British
It set out the cross-border structures for NI and Ireland to work more closely together

There are horrific gang murders in London, but that does not define the whole city and make us give up on London.

NoWordForFluffy · 19/10/2019 22:13

Worse than that, Cat.

Hoooo · 19/10/2019 22:13

He hasn't signed it???

BigChocFrenzy · 19/10/2019 22:14

UNSIGNED 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

He's a 💩💩

Dongdingdong · 19/10/2019 22:14

Okay, well sounds like it’s arrived now anyway. The lack of signature doesn’t render the letter void or anything, does it?

flouncyfanny · 19/10/2019 22:15

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wondering7777 · 19/10/2019 22:16

Reports are suggesting that Boris has actually sent three letters! Hmm

BigChocFrenzy · 19/10/2019 22:16

Mship I was thinking of the 12 December deadline and wondering if anyone might be getting impatient,
because it's either then,
or in practical terms - to avoid a campaign over XMas / NY hols - it's mid-February

MarshaBradyo · 19/10/2019 22:16

Unsigned??? He is not fit for govt!

WTF0ver · 19/10/2019 22:17

B Job is such a twat.

Just mentioned the loss of worker's rights to my leave voting dad he said it's "rubbish" Hmm

flouncyfanny · 19/10/2019 22:17

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tobee · 19/10/2019 22:17

Unsigned letter and another one to say he doesn't want it??? OMG! Everyone predicted that! He's such a stupid c%#t that he couldn't even think of a good dodge!!!

ArseDarkly · 19/10/2019 22:17

Sky news saying bozo has sent additional letter saying he doesn't really want the extension - if this is true does it contravene Benn?

NoWordForFluffy · 19/10/2019 22:17

Well, Tusk has said he's acting on it anyway.

I bet his first thought on receipt was 'Dick'. Like most people's will be. I bet BoZo thinks it's s total wheeze not signing it and was laughing as he did it. He's such a toddler.

I hope they come back with the offer of 2 years now.

tobee · 19/10/2019 22:17

3 letters!!!

TheMShip · 19/10/2019 22:18

David Allen Green seems to think it's not a big deal:

Nothing in the latest tactical idiocy to cause alarm

The Benn Act letter is sent, these other reported letters legally inconsequential

Seems clever, and will impress the easily impressed, but nothing to worry about

The other letters are just "look squirrels" letters

The lack of signature, a red herring, makes no legal difference

All an attempt to divert from cold legal fact: the Benn letter is safely sent

/end tweets

I wonder if the other letters will be challenged in court Monday.

wondering7777 · 19/10/2019 22:18

Apparently he’s sent three letters!

tobee · 19/10/2019 22:19

Just saw n case people didn't think he behaved like a petulant toddler?!?

What does the third one say? Ya boo sucks ?!?!

BigChocFrenzy · 19/10/2019 22:19

IF it really is unsigned, then it's not a legally valid request, surely ?

Hence, the Benn amendment required it be signed

On reflection, I'm wondering / hoping it was his accompanying letter that was unsigned - for deniability ? -
asking the EU to deny the request

MarshaBradyo · 19/10/2019 22:19

Ps I take that back

Pps pffffft

ArseDarkly · 19/10/2019 22:19

Just when you thought he couldn't get any more purile and asinine. Cue chorus of leavers saying he's 'played a blinder'. ffs

BigChocFrenzy · 19/10/2019 22:20

He's such a piece of 💩