Posted on 01/12/2019 3:35:04 PM PST by NRx
Labour MPs have been told to prepare for Jeremy Corbyn to table a dramatic and immediate vote of no confidence in Theresa May’s government as early as Tuesday evening in an attempt to force a general election if – as expected – she suffers a heavy defeat this week on her Brexit deal.
Messages have been sent to Labour MPs, even those who are unwell, to ensure their presence both for the “meaningful vote” on the prime minister’s Brexit blueprint on Tuesday and the following day. Labour whips have told MPs the no-confidence vote is likely to be tabled within hours of a government loss, with the actual vote taking place on Wednesday.
The news comes before what promises to be one of the most tumultuous 24 hours in recent parliamentary history in which, barring another delay, May will put her Brexit deal to parliament despite deep and widespread opposition across the Commons, including from many MPs inside her own party.
A senior shadow cabinet member said: “There is now recognition that we cannot wait any longer. If May goes down to defeat and she does not resign and call an election, this is the moment we have to act.”
Senior Tories said on Saturday that they could not see how the prime minister could win the meaningful vote “in any circumstances” and that a defeat by less than 100 would now be regarded as the best she could hope for. But even if she suffered a loss of closer to 200, which many Tories fear could be the case, Conservative MPs and ministers still expect her to stagger on and seek to bring an improved offer back to the Commons for a further vote within weeks.
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Corbin is the worst Labour leader since Labour came into being. Head for the Channel, Britons. Swim for it. France is bad, but this is unendurable.
Just wait until Sadiq Khan becomes Labour Leader.
Brrrrrr. I believe it will happen. What’s next? The Queen will recite the Towheed and put on a chadour? Minarets in Westminster? Tommy Robinson stoned to death as an infidel?
A vote of no confidence would trigger a general election. What happens then is unpredictable.
She blows but I’m not sure how much blame she deserves for what’s going on.
The EU was never gonna give good terms and she’s being backstabbed by hardcore remainers in her own party and stymied by the DUP over this Irish border nonsense.
At this point I don’t know if Brexit is gonna happen or not. But the most important thing is keeping Corbin out of power.
Might a snap election with a new Tory leader be a good bet?
What would Maggie have done?
Bombed Glasgow.
=running away=
Labour...Tory...
SSDD.
The uniparty problem is widespread.
One thing is predictable, imho. If Theresa May insists on heading the Tories in the election, Corbin the kitty-cat Jooo! hater will be the next PM. If she realizes she’s hopelessly bungled Brexit and graciously steps aside for someone else, the Government might stay Tory.
The left is on a mission to destroy what little of democracy there is in the UK.
At this point there is no difference between Labour and the Conservatives. Under May, Robinson was persecuted, Muslim on white rapes continued, ect....
Yes Heath was what we would call the establishment GOP today. Heath basically created Thatcher. She was the response to Heath.
She already survived a virtual no confidence vote... too many MP’s are directly part of her government, and get extra pay for being so... hard to believe the same result won’t happen as last time... with her surviving...
Hard Brexit is coming...
It was the beginning of the end for Britain when Heath beat out Enoch Powell for leadership of the Tories.
Yes, and the most I know about Heath comes from the history of Margaret Thatcher. She had a real uphill battle and Heath was no friend of hers.
Haven’t thought about Screaming Lord Sutch in years
Back when the Brexit vote was held, it seemed pretty clear that a lot of people did not vote expecting that nothing would change. It appears the younger voters (who historically don’t vote as much) were beaten out by the older and rural voters who were more bothered by change. I suspect a revote will be held and Brexit canceled as there are fewer old voters now and the young are more international in their viewpoints.
The British are fighting to topple a government that wants to have governance and control remain with the British people so that the British will join a new governing scheme they will NEVER be able to topple. Makes sense.... NOT.
To table a motion: place it on the table for consideration in the future after the passage of a motion to remove it from the table.
To table is to effectively kill a motion
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