Posted on 09/06/2019 11:51:30 AM PDT by RummyChick
Jeremy Corbyn and the other leaders of the 'Rebel Alliance' today agreed to work together to stop Boris Johnson forcing an early general election on Monday as the chances of a Brexit delay increased.
Labour, the SNP, the Liberal Democrats, the Greens and Plaid Cymru will either vote against the government or abstain when Mr Johnson holds a crunch vote at the start of next week in a bid to go to the country on October 15.
The Prime Minister will need the support of two thirds of the House of Commons to succeed but with the opposition now all on the same page his attempt at triggering a snap poll appears doomed to failure.
That could leave the PM stuck in Number 10 but unable to deliver a No Deal Brexit on October 31 and he could be forced to resign rather than break his 'do or die' pledge.
Mr Johnson today declined to rule out resigning if he fails to deliver Brexit by the current deadline as he embarked on a visit to Scotland.
He said: 'That is not a hypothesis I'm willing to contemplate. I want us to get this thing done.'
Downing Street is believed to be considering a fall-back option if the bid on Monday fails which would see it introduce a new, very short piece of legislation calling for an election and setting a date.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“Rebel Alliance”? They wish.
More like: “The Empire Strikes Back.”
Big Global looks to have Boris cornered.
A Pyrrhic victory.
Suddenly the people who wanted a second Brexit referendum aren’t so keen on elections after all. Interesting times.
Looked like Johnson had a shot at forcing a more favorable deal with the EU by sticking with the October 31 date. Now, Parliament has taken away any leverage the government had and, ironically, increased the probability of a hard crash out on that date unless the EU unilaterally extends the date, which seems unlikely at the moment. The irony is that those against a no-deal Brexit seem to have made it far more likely.
I don't understand this. Johnson is PM. Brexit referendum is passed. Now its simply a question of present Government implementing it - whether by negotiating with EU or just crashing out. Johnson has already said Brexit will occur 10/31.
So what does it mean "unable to deliver a no deal Brexit on Oct. 31?"
It is so crazy it makes me wonder if Soros is long the pound and exerting influence among his minions to block Johnson by whatever means necessary,
People never had a choice.
Norway rejected the EU twice, yet is a member for all intents and purposes.
We never had a choice.
All dog and pony show.
Because Johnson will try and fill the seats of the expelled and resigned members with pro-Brexit conservatives. It isn't in their interest to allow him to do that. Better to leave him in Downing Street unable to do anything.
Welshing on Brexit.
Does Boris have to make a formal request to the EU for the extension, or can the EU grant it even without a formal British request?
Are the Brexit Brits too lazy to riot in the streets as the people in Hong Kong are doing?
So what does it mean “unable to deliver a no deal Brexit on Oct. 31?”
They will pass a law that says he must seek and accept an extension, unless legislators allow him to reject it.
I love watching stuff like this. We need a refresh.
Those Hong Kong citizens used to be British Citizens, but the had no right to immigrate when Britton gave up control of Hong Kong without a whimper.
As I understand it, Boris is still in control.
The House of Lords has tabled over 90 amendments to the bill the house of commons passed. Which means that Parliament will be prologued long before the bills get presented to the Queen.
The House of Lords will delay till Parliament is prorogued next week. The bill will be killed. And Parliament won’t meet again till mid-October.
He should ignore their law and tell them he’s going to ignore it. His duty to the people is higher. If the parliament doesn’t like it, what will they do? Call for an election? Once the break happens with Brext, there is no going back.
Regarding the queen, Boris should ask her to not sign parliament’s law. If Boris wanted to play hardball, he could ask the queen to dissolve the parliament. Now that would be fun.
What if he refuses to “seek” the extension?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.