"oh you don't get me I'm the end of the union": lol brexit is how we're all gonna die

Brexit - House Of Commons Meaningful Vote

No - 1/9
Yes- 7/1

fwiw (not much) you can get 5/1 on the UK leaving the EU on the 29th of March under any circumstances now.

Watching this debate, truly dire stuff. Cox just responded to a question with “the United Kingdom remains the United Kingdom”, Mr Corbyn, bring down this government!

“Legislation should be like a big red bus”

What do we think she likely does in the event of losing tonight? Suspect a lot depends on the size of the defeat, but any more than 60-80 and the deal's still dead.

Does she go through with the humilation of tomorrow (which kills her sole negotiating tactic dead), or call an election, or what?

shes not for turning

a titanic effort

her voice is properly fucked tho

still hoping for a budd dwyer moment in front of number 10

I think it’s out of her hands. She had some puss on her last night as she was sitting with Juncker. I think the men in grey suits will go in. Supposedly Philip May is there today.

Oh, they’ll wait to have words until the 15th (actual Ides of March) because Tory jizzbrains love nothing more than banging on about how classical/Shakespearian UK politics can be.

I’m expecting resignation

I know it would be a post very much not in character for her but the grey suits are presumably working their magic rn

inject this into my eyeballs pls

Crikey, senior Tory MP Charles Walker sounds on the verge of tears discussing general election/2nd ref options on Radio 4's #WATO: "We are not fit to govern... we cannot continue like this... this is a failing parliament"

— Alastair Reid (@ajreid) March 12, 2019

First smile i've had all day

Ides of March

this worked out quite badly for caesar's actual assassins, does may have a great-nephew named augustus?

senior tory mp charles walker otm

Who wants to guess how much this deal gets voted down by?

Sat in a bastard Neurology dept reception for two hours just on the day this shower seems to be falling apart is a major buzzkill :(

Voted down by more than the 80 stet marked as crushing

Charles Walker on from 13:27 btw; gets good from 13:30. Need a tea mug with "Brexiteers Tears" on it now

DUP will def vote against not just abstain

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) March 12, 2019

Banter heuristic says the independent group will vote with the government.

charles walker interview is beautiful

there are two types of GE in this country: kick the bastards out OR steady as she goes

jeremycorbynherewego.jpeg

OR hung parliament, which seems the most banter heuristic outcome to me

xp Soubry sez 'too little, too late'. Which accurately describes the IG, too tbh

Is prospect of GE enough to get Tories to back deal?

Lots of them are falling in line on that basis, but the DUP have confirmed they will vote against and Bill Cash has indicated at least some of the ERG will.

There's at least a dozen non-ERG Tories who votes against before but will vote for today - which of course will not be nearly enough.

A lot of Labour won't be fond of the idea of an election - and I can't imagine the TIG feel it's the right time either.

delighted that any ERG will be voting against this tbh, this ought to be their last chance

the guardian count of ERGs/labour switchers now supporting is 14 (i.e. net move of 28).

I hadn't really considered the possibility till now that she calls a GE and wins a big enough majority to get her deal through (after a short A50 extension). It seems an only somewhat unlikely scenario in an array of very unlikely scenarios.

It doesn’t matter if labour don’t want an election. As the opposition they have to support one if it’s called.

A lot of Labour won't be fond of the idea of an election - and I can't imagine the TIG feel it's the right time either.

― Andrew Farrell, Tuesday, March 12, 2019 4:51 PM (twenty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

If as opposition you're not fond of an election now, you not oppositioning right imo.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/dec/13/theresa-may-confirms-she-will-not-lead-conservatives-into-next-general-election

a thing someone said back when words still had meanings
(narrator's voice: NO THEY DIDN'T ffs)

what I’m clear about is the next general election is in 2022 and I think it’s right another party leader takes us into that general election.

Yes, but the next general election IS in 2022 just like Britain IS leaving the EU on 29 March 2019.

xpost

And May said let there be Brexit, and lo there was no Brexit.

"i'm calling an election, but it's not a general election, it's a VERY PARTICULAR ELECTION'

*just off-stage nick timothy gives the two-thumbs-up sign*

I am suspecting mark of intentionally undermining this "words have meanings" nonsense.

https://i.imgur.com/3UxF1dn.gif

Charles Walker on from 13:27 btw; gets good from 13:30. Need a tea mug with "Brexiteers Tears" on it now

― stet, Tuesday, 12 March 2019 14:32 (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

cannot believe the open goal here

good luck uk

CH having an entirely normal one.

Do you support political change due to threats of terrorism?

That is another of the fundamental failures of this situation. They should have done only what was good for law abiding people.

Considering they bend to terrorists type treats, and barter on human rights, it is the nadir of the UK political system.

Cooper would not be a good choice. Tom Watson has positioned himself very nicely, and since he cured his FBS he's very presentable.

There are a suspiciously large number of people who come on here and proclaim their leave-supporting bona fides. They then berate the ERG for rejecting May's BRINO/surrender or even suggest that it is time to give up and revoke A.50. No doubt a few are genuine, but it is safest to regard them all as probable false-flag operators.

The UK is a mere 300 years old, our EU membership under 50 years, both insignificant timescales since the great flood of Doggerland 11,000 years ago that separated Britain from Europe geographically.

Thus, a few months or even a couple of years extracting ourselves politically from the EU is inconsequential. Even if, Remainers block unilateral exit on the 29th March, sooner or later they will be dispatched at the ballot box and BREXIT delivered.

The instrument of delivery may be a reformed Tory party, with Boris at the helm, or a Farage-led BREXIT party. It doesn't matter which but time is up for the Federalists.

xp nah fuck ye tbh

fair

DOGGERLAND

also BRINO

("rule the waves, with new BRINO")

where stan collymore is from

The RA gonna be the next destination of leftist American soldiers of fortune a la pisspiggranddad or whoever, or more generously the Abe Lincoln brigades