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Originally posted by Superman Falls View PostThe timeline seems to be that there'll probably be a vote of no confidence in which case Johnson will call a November GE to force No Deal again. If he loses the vote of No Confidence and the opposition are able to agree a temporary coalition Government can he still call one though?
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I don't even think BoJo has to step down in the event of a vote of no-confidence. Like I don't think it's binding in that way.
A no-confidence vote just suggests that without the whip, a PM is unable to push through legislation, as the majority of the house has lost confidence in their leadership. This means a PM would, normally, step down, because their position becomes a bit pointless. BoJo has a unique situation here because if the government does nothing, we get a No-Deal Brexit. If that's what he wants, he'll stay in power until the clock runs out regardless.
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According to the BBC procedural timeline thingy (link below), the government has to feck off if they lose a vote of no confidence and there is "clear an alternative government commands the majority of the house". If they lose and there isn't a clear alternative then they get a second chance and can stay on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46890481. Whether Johnson et al. would honour procedure is another matter, of course. Probably they'd find a way to slither out of it.
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Last edited by Neon Ignition; 29-08-2019, 11:09.
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Well a lot of my suppliers have started sh*****g the bed on prices and their business practices.
My bulk ingredients have gone up slightly already due to “brexit” reasons from uk suppliers.
Technical ingredients I’ve been buying from Germany in small amounts have sky rocketed in price and I now have to buy twice as much in one go, so that’s brilliant.
Plus some small to med size suppliers have switched to factoring, which doesn’t really affect me on that side as i don’t owe anything anyway.
So year brilliant, so glad my bottom line is being affected by this, cheers everyone.Last edited by fishbowlhead; 29-08-2019, 12:12.
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The Shadow Attorney General and a leading Conservative No Deal opponent have both said they believe there is now enough MP support across the parties to quickly pass a change in the law that would remove No Deal as the legal default and replace it with the forced requirement for the Prime Minister to request an Article 50 extension.
Amazing how the ticking clock galvanises people suddenly. Ken Clarke has said that if steps could be taken to ensure that Labour wasn't able to implement aspects of their manifesto whilst in charge of a caretaker government he would now back Jeremy Corbyn to become Caretaker Prime Minister.
Two of the legal cases against the governments plans will have their outcomes today. A third from Gina Miller is currently under review in London and John Major has now added his support for this third case.
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Live update:
Beautiful. The Judge in the Scottish case has said that before he delivers his final judgment next week he wants a sworn statement - under oath - from Boris Johnson stating specifically why he is choosing to prorogue parliament for five weeks. If Johnson fails to provide this statement he could be called up to provide evidence. The judge has explained that he has refused to deliver an interim block on proroguing parliament because his final decision will be delivered in time to accomplish the same outcome should the case fall that way.
The third London case has been granted and will be heard next Thursday.
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Live Update:
Boris has responded by saying that efforts to block No Deal are harming the UK's chances of striking a deal with the EU and thereby make No Deal more likely. He adds that the current direction of the government makes agreeing a deal more likely than before. In opposition to that the EU and Merkel have stepped in to say that in the last 9 days there have been no discussions with the UK government regarding a new deal proposal as Johnson hasn't raised anything regarding an alternative to the backstop, once again exposing his weak lies.
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