Posted on 09/04/2019 9:48:34 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Boris Johnson’s fledgling premiership was in tatters last night after MPs kicked out his bid to call a general election to force through his no-deal Brexit.
The PM suffered the defeat on only his third day in office – after Tories he brutally purged for voting against him on Tuesday joined opposition parties to reject his call for a poll.
Mr Johnson had earlier lost a bid to block MPs from voting to take no-deal off the table. And it came a day after Tory rebels helped push through a debate to discuss the matter.
Amid the backlash, it meant Mr Johnson became the first PM in history to lose his first three Commons votes in a row.
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
Shocked members of the public have widely shared the footage and have expressed their disgust
Here is what I am hearing on other sites:
Parliament could be prorogued as early as Monday, based on the royal proclamation issued last month. If the rebel legislation has not been passed by the time of prorogation, it is automatically wiped out.
Parliament will not sit again until October 14, after the party conferences.
If Parliament is suspended next week as planned, rebel MPs cannot advance their plot any further for five weeks.
If their Bill has failed or is still pending, it will ‘die’ and have to be started again after the prorogation.
In the meantime, Mr Johnson will push for a deal from fellow European leaders in the hope of removing the backstop from the withdrawal deal negotiated by Theresa May.
MPs will then reconvene on October 14. First there will be a Queen’s Speech and ceremonial State Opening of Parliament.
Rebel MPs could make a second attempt to force a delay but their time would be extremely limited and there would be no more time to schedule an election before October 31.
More at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7427901/Remainer-surrender-Bill-clears-hurdle.html
Brexiteer lords are going to do anything they can to hold up the remainer bill.
Right, MPs have rejected a GE. De facto, they approve of the current Government. Boris will, I think, now not recommend to the Queen any legislation passed by the House he does not like (i.e. The further delay Bill). No Royal Assent, no Law.
A reminder that Blair did this kind of block three times.
The only way to remove the PM’s block is a VoNC, which can basically be asked for at any time.
I’m sure Boris and the Moggster (Lord President of Privy Council) will remind the Queen that the House can pass a VoNC any time they like if they don’t like his block. This will result in the GE Boris has asked for anyway.
The opposition are stuffed. The Remainers are stuffed. The EU is stuffed.
Several of those booted out of the Tory Party looked quite shocked - they are idiots. Boris needed a minority to make his point about the VoNC valid.
Constitutional Law detail here (bottom half):
https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2019/01/22/robert-craig-could-the-government-advise-the-queen-to-refuse-royal-assent-to-a-backbench-bill/
Furthermore, if Boris simply doesn’t recommend the further delay Bill to the Queen and Sep 10th rolls along, the House is prorogued, and when they come back a VoNC will be too late to have a GE before Hallowe’en anyway.
Game, Set, Match to Brexit.
- Furthermore, if Boris simply doesn’t recommend the further delay Bill to the Queen and Sep 10th rolls along, the House is prorogued, and when they come back a VoNC will be too late to have a GE before Hallowe’en anyway.
SKY News said the recommending to the Queen happens automatically.
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That’s incorrect but we will see if Johnson refuses to recommend it or not.
The surrender on the filibuster doesn’t look good.
Thanks. :)
The swamp of Britain is even worse !
Yes, I have heard that as well. In fact, Boris doesn’t have to present the Bill to the Queen to be signed and thus, it will die.
Yes, I heard that Boris had the option of not presenting the Bill.
Well, they caved quickly!
Yes, what is that about?
Yes and BOTH sets of elitist t*ats need their ass*s kicked.
Excellent summation of what I have also gleaned from Brexit-leaning sources in the UK. British media, like our own fake news, are solidly in the Remoaner camp and serve EU propaganda.
Either SKY news is just talking out of their hat or they are trying to help create outrage if BJ sits on the bill in the hopes of bullying him into giving it to the queen.
Red Corbyn wants to wait until after the Brexit crash out and then have election s where he expects to win
I would suggest reading the sun, the Express and the telegraph.
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