UK General Election 8th June: Shake it all about?

[Cain]

Hm, I didn't know about that clause but it's good to see the EU has options to rescue us from our own stupidity.

And yes. A previous Brexit vote was also 48-52. You'd think if the democratic credentials of Brexit are that obvious, why do we keep having to have so many votes on it?

[Doktor Howl]

Hm, I didn't know about that clause but it's good to see the EU has options to rescue us from our own stupidity.

And yes. A previous Brexit vote was also 48-52. You'd think if the democratic credentials of Brexit are that obvious, why do we keep having to have so many votes on it?

Because it's only democracy if the nationalists win, silly.

[Juana]

Thanks for the explanation, guys. 😊

[Cain]

Jo Johnson, Boris' own brother, has quit the Cabinet.

He's actually not entirely terrible either, for a posh Tory. As an editor at the Financial Times he actually knew his stuff, and he's considered quite "left-leaning" and "pro-European", which is Tory code for "accepts reality and doesn't think we should go back to 1850".

[Magpie]

Is he an independent now or will there be a by-election to add to the mess?

[Cain]

Huh, I thought he had just stepped down as a Cabinet minister, not as Tory MP, but I see he is doing both.

Looks like he will stand as an independent until the next election, whenever that is. Usually I would prefer a by-election, I remember how the "Change UK" MPs refused their own constituents one, but given the current situation it seems a bit more understandable.

[Cain]

Parliament gets shut down this evening.

It's still not clear whether the Brexit law passed by Parliament will get Royal Assent, or when. Given Downing Street has said, again, today, that it will not seek an extension (which the law requires the PM to do), I have a horrible feeling that he will refuse to sign the law while Parliament is in recess. After all, if Parliament's not sitting, what can it actually do?

[Cain]

Also Bercow is resigning. The man was, by all accounts, a complete jerk, but he made the government accountable to Parliament.

I doubt his replacement will be similarly inclined.

[Juana]

Any suspicions why, Cain?

[Faust]

The current tensions  mean it will either be someone willing to break the law and rules of parliament to further brexit or impede it. The speaker is supposed to be impartial, something that has all but been erased

[Junkenstein]

Any suspicions why, Cain?

It's been openly planned for 2+ years, the opportunity for the timing was just a nice little "fuck you". This guy was a Tory member prior to speaker which makes the reaction from that side even more amusing.

Convention dictates that the next one should be from labour but  I wouldn't be surprised if that's broken.

[Doktor Howl]

So, royal assent has been given on the anti-no deal law.

Boris has to be shitting square bricks by now.

[The Johnny]

So, royal assent has been given on the anti-no deal law.

Boris has to be shitting square bricks by now.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/queen-approves-law-blocking-no-16889400

I found that story buried beneath a bunch of paparazzi shit trash, is this like not important news or why did i have such a hard time finding it?

[Cain]

Any suspicions why, Cain?

Pretty much what Faust and Junk have said.

Also, the best actual candidates for the position are either Tory rebels who were expelled by Boris, or Labour MPs (Harriet Harman for example, who would be among my leading choices), who will have a hard time winning Tory support.

[Cain]

So, royal assent has been given on the anti-no deal law.

Boris has to be shitting square bricks by now.

Boris' options

1) find a loophole in 5 weeks
2) dying in a ditch