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Theresa May survives no-confidence vote
Axios ^ | 1/16/19 | Dave Lawler

Posted on 01/16/2019 12:06:32 PM PST by DoodleDawg

A day after her Brexit plan suffered the worst parliamentary defeat in modern British political history, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has survived a motion of no-confidence brought by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn by a vote of 325-306.

Why it matters: May's job has been under threat for months, and yet she keeps on surviving. Having already seen off one challenge from rebels in her own party, she's now defeated a motion from the opposition. Still, May is no closer to delivering on Brexit with 10 weeks left until the U.K. is scheduled to leave the European Union.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: brexit; europeanunion; hardbrexit; jeremycorbyn; labour; may; theresamay; unitedkingdom
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I confess this surprised me. After her defeat on the Brexit vote yesterday I honestly expected her to lose the no-confidence vote, resign, and someone else would lead the Conservatives in the next election.
1 posted on 01/16/2019 12:06:32 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

This can mean ONLY ONE THING:

The parliament wants to stay in the EU, they don’t care about what the people want and voted for twice.................


2 posted on 01/16/2019 12:09:02 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: DoodleDawg

Not by much, a margin of just 19.

I was hoping for Boris Johnson or Daniel Hannan, perhaps in coalition with Nigel Farage and UKIP.

May was a Remain. At least Cameron had the integrity to resign after the Brexit vote. It’s no wonder May screwed up Brexit, which she has never supported.


3 posted on 01/16/2019 12:09:08 PM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: DoodleDawg

I agree....This is a message to the EU....stop scre**** with us.


4 posted on 01/16/2019 12:10:18 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: DoodleDawg

The whole thing is a scam, don’t be fooled. They have a plan


5 posted on 01/16/2019 12:11:04 PM PST by Freedom4US
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To: Red Badger

They would have to agree to another Brexit vote - I don’t think there are enough votes to do that. March 29 is coming ...


6 posted on 01/16/2019 12:11:08 PM PST by 11th_VA (Hey RATs - Negotiate or Starve)
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To: DoodleDawg

Deep State UK is killing Brexit.


7 posted on 01/16/2019 12:11:35 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: DoodleDawg

May must deliver on Brexit or even her own party will turn on her. This sent her that message.


8 posted on 01/16/2019 12:12:36 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: DoodleDawg

Seems like the will of the people has gotten lost......sounds familiar.


9 posted on 01/16/2019 12:13:53 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: Red Badger

Correct - the people no longer are represented by the government they elected.

Are we headed that way?


10 posted on 01/16/2019 12:14:13 PM PST by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: DoodleDawg

I wonder if enough people knew that as lousy May has been, Corbyn as PM would mean kissing a good deal of what is left of the UK goodbye.


11 posted on 01/16/2019 12:14:41 PM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: DoodleDawg

The conservatives are forcing her to do an actual Brexit deal, not this watered-down nothing burger that kept the UK half in and half out of the EU. Nigel Farage is very pleased with this outcome. The soncervatives are the reason she is still there.


12 posted on 01/16/2019 12:15:34 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: DoodleDawg

No one wants the job.


13 posted on 01/16/2019 12:16:03 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Red Badger
This can mean ONLY ONE THING:

The parliament wants to stay in the EU, they don’t care about what the people want and voted for twice.................

Sounds like Parliament might also want to stick May with the majority of the blame, should things progress to a "no-deal" parting of the ways. I'm sure she'll start right in tomorrow, looking for a slightly less horrific deal than the one just defeated (though I don't believe Brussels is under any obligation to offer one at this point).

14 posted on 01/16/2019 12:16:11 PM PST by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: DoodleDawg

All smoke and mirrors. The Yellow vests need to break out all over the UK and all across Europe.

Meanwhile, we can order our Red, White, and Blue vests.


15 posted on 01/16/2019 12:18:16 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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Brexit is a done deal... well a no deal hard Brexit is set in stone.

May would like to clinch a deal with the EU on a soft Brexit but it needs to be one her party will support. So far its been elusive.

The other option on the table is to cancel Brexit and remain in the EU before or by March 29 by sending to the EU a letter of recission under Art. 49 of the Lisbon Treaty.


16 posted on 01/16/2019 12:19:34 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Charles Martel

Brussels doesn’t want a deal at all...............


17 posted on 01/16/2019 12:21:21 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: DoodleDawg

I agree. I was sure she was toast.


18 posted on 01/16/2019 12:22:35 PM PST by Tax-chick (What can I do to fight entropy today?)
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To: DoodleDawg

Yes, I agree that I expected May not to survive this no-confidence vote.

A no-confidence vote would have led to a delay in Brexit and a possible second referendum.

This makes a hard Brexit much more likely.


19 posted on 01/16/2019 12:24:40 PM PST by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party is now a hate-mob)
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To: Red Badger

That’s the problem... what Brussels has on offer isn’t acceptable to May’s party.

Unless a solution is found soon, the UK will leave without a deal or decide that its too risky and remain in the EU after all.


20 posted on 01/16/2019 12:25:28 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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