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Defection takes out Boris' majority. He no longer has a working majority
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49570682
Bye Bye Boris! Fuck you!!
Me.
(35,454 posts)Praise for the Doctor
malaise
(268,930 posts)This is very interesting
Me.
(35,454 posts)Sorry if this is a spoiler
malaise
(268,930 posts)Live coverage of Parliament
Me.
(35,454 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)Response to malaise (Original post)
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cwydro
(51,308 posts)No one I know that lives there wants it to happen.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)my daughter lives there and she does not want it to happen.
malaise
(268,930 posts)They sure don't want it
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cwydro
(51,308 posts)None of them voted for it and none of them want it.
Why in the world do your friends think its a good thing? Do they have any idea of the ramifications from this?
HipChick
(25,485 posts)in UK, and none of them want it either..
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Without answering my question.
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stopdiggin
(11,296 posts)are just so shrill. And annoying! They should obviously just suck it up.
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stopdiggin
(11,296 posts)You are entitled to your opinion (which you won't bother to articulate) but you have noticed perhaps that you're the ONLY voice here crying "just get on with it?" Maybe you should stick to American football? Seems to be about your level.
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)Response to Spider Jerusalem (Reply #31)
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Hekate
(90,645 posts)cwydro
(51,308 posts)Yeah, wasnt surprised, but I must have missed the post that got him gone.
malaise
(268,930 posts)Hekate
(90,645 posts)...dissolution of the EU, which is a Putin goal.
dalton99a
(81,451 posts)spanone
(135,823 posts)ananda
(28,858 posts)Are he and MF45 twins separated at birth
and reunited by ideology????
!@#$%
TruckFump
(5,812 posts)honest.abe
(8,677 posts)This sounds like Boris is finished.
malaise
(268,930 posts)Not sure why
honest.abe
(8,677 posts)and hoping for a "hail mary".
leftieNanner
(15,082 posts)And look how successful that was for him!
Johnson needs to be voted out. I don't understand the British Parliamentary procedures well enough to understand how all of this works. Which means that I don't understand how this guy got to be PM in the first place.
Come on England! Do it!
A friend of mine is British and she lives in Italy. If Brexit happens, it will be a nightmare for her.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)Although his constituency is in London, it did vote Leave. He also won more than 50% of the vote the last two elections.
It will probably take tactical voting and for Labour to step aside... to make this seat a clear Remain/Leave general election "referendum" with Tory vs Lib Dems.
Prime Minister is typically the leader of the political party that got most seats. Similar to how the US Speaker of the House is chosen.
Me.
(35,454 posts)he's ahead in the polls and if he won would have the public behind him?
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)Loving the live comments..
Can you just imagine any trade deal with the pos in the wh surrounding the Brits NHS..?? - the people of Great Britain, beware of the lies..BJ says the NHS is NOT on the table for a deal..pos liar..
BJ has NO mandate, NO morals, and NO majority..Corbyn..
malaise
(268,930 posts)Of course he's lying - it's what he does
Afromania
(2,768 posts)demmiblue
(36,841 posts)avebury
(10,952 posts)mwooldri
(10,303 posts)It would take all the opposition together to get a bigger group and to do that there would have to be a vote of no confidence, and the leader of said larger group would then go to the Queen to request to form a government.
If Jeremy Corbyn was a unifying figure then it'd be easy. However that isn't going to happen; Lib Dems won't do it (they got burned with the last coalition). SNP likely not to do it.
Boris Johnson's Tories, along with DUP support, still have the largest group but not an overall majority.
C_U_L8R
(44,998 posts)I wish we could haul Trump before Congress.
malaise
(268,930 posts)when Prime Ministers lie (or refuse to answer questions) like this one.
C_U_L8R
(44,998 posts)At least it's out there for all to see.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)and put on his grumpy face (the only face he has anymore).
dawg day
(7,947 posts)"As the prime minister made his statement, he lost his majority, with a Tory MP crossing the floor of the house to join the Liberal Democrats."
Just walk across the floor to the other side?
underpants
(182,769 posts)A real s Storm.
malaise
(268,930 posts)<snip>
Boris Johnson needs to continue as prime minister until November 20 to avoid becoming the shortest-serving PM in UK history.
On that date he will overtake George Canning, who clocked up 118 days as prime minister before his death in 1827, and who holds the record for the shortest time in office.
Mr Johnson is currently on 41 days.
underpants
(182,769 posts)Other than someone being MUUUUURDERED (in English accent). I was off by a day.
That's pretty good
malaise
(268,930 posts)This no deal Brexit would drive us into the arms of DT (Don the Con - my words)
avebury
(10,952 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)I do love the Speaker
malaise
(268,930 posts)Initech
(100,063 posts)We got nothing on the Brits!