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Originally posted by Superman Falls View Posthttps://www.theguardian.com/politics...ober-do-or-die
Just endless ignoring of reality, facts, intelligence and common sense from the Tories. No deal is not a vote winner or a feather in your cap
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I saw a video of him talking about making and painting buses and I honestly thought it was satire, that someone had dubbed over a video like that Bad Lip Reading thing. It was pretty hilarious... but it seems to be real. And it's totally feeding into that comedy buffoon thing and it disarms him and it's working for him. I mentioned this a long time ago but we had it happen in Ireland where people voted for basically a satirical comedy version of a politician who had as much if not more airtime as the real guy - like they thought they were voting for the funny guy on the radio. But Johnson seems to be doing this all on his own. It's quite a skill to create your own satire.
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Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the latest from the Tory leadership contest
The Tory leadership contest feels like an hour by hour demonstration into how getting rid of May was never the solution, it just gets worse by the minute as Hunt and Johnson try to out do each other in moves that will kill off their party within the year.
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Corbyn calls for an independent inquiry... no, not into the many complaints against Labour MP's for anti-Semitism or Brexit policy - but because someone in the civil service said Corbyn was too old and frail to be PM. Funny how quick and decisive he is when it's own career ambitions called into question
During the play of the EU anthem, Brexit Party MEPs act like spoiled stropping children and turn their backs.
William Hague has said Boris's Brexit plan could lead to the demise of the Tory party
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It's this stupid, pointless leadership contest. It accomplishes nothing and has meant anything on Brexit has now come to a halt as the clock continues to tick.
It's amazing how spineless Boris, Hunt and Corbyn all are though. We're so far past the point where we thought things had reached their worst and everyone keeps plumbing new depth placing personal interest above national interest. None of them have the gall to simply state the obvious and say 'I am in favour of leaving the EU but it's time to admit that it's not worked out and rather than slaughter the UK we will do what's right'
There is absolutely no justifiable reason for Brexit to continue at this point because the terms and circumstances are so obscenely far removed from those that it was voted for that no-one can attempt to carry it out according to the will of the people. You can't do it via a General Election either, GE's aren't single policy affairs and those voting for a party may agree with 90% of your policies but not your Brexit stance. Boris, Hunt or Corbyn - none of them have even the slightest whiff of a mandate to pursue Brexit or No Deal. Boris, given he's the immediate favourite, better be a devoted believer in Leave over his own career and the party's interests because if he think for one second that delivering No Deal in October isn't the same thing as throwing himself on a sword and lining up his rapid successor then he's beyond moronic. No-one is going to deliver No Deal as an outcome and survive it, Theresa May will forever be dragged down by Brexit but she still stands a good chance of coming our smelling rosier than whoever replaces her.
There's only 2 ways out now:
1-Immediate referendum on the Tories preferred outcome vs Remain
2-Revoke Article 50, continue Brexit planning then approach a second referendum with that outcome vs Remain when it's assured there won't be a repeat of the chaos and infighting.
Crashing out simply to deliver the first result then voting to rejoin is the absolute stupidest and moronic of all possible outcomes.
Basically, Boris has to choose - deliver Brexit and see the end of the two party system and his own PM within a year or change to a common sense tact and live to fight another day.
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