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BREAKING Nigel Farage says he 'will not stand in this election' - and admits Tories are on course for a landslide

PorFavor wrote:

EU will welcome Britain back if election voters veto Brexit
Exclusive: European parliament president Antonio Tajani said EU departure process could easily be reversed if there is change of UK government
The president of the European parliament has said Britain would be welcomed back with open arms if voters change their minds about Brexit on 8 June, challenging Theresa May’s claim that “there is no turning back” after article 50.
Speaking after a meeting with the prime minister in Downing Street, Antonio Tajani insisted that her triggering of the departure process last month could be reversed easily by the remaining EU members if there was a change of UK government after the general election and would not even require a court case. (Guardian)

I suppose that will galvanise all the pro-"Brexit" people to go out and vote for the Conservatives.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... eto-brexit

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BREAKING Nigel Farage says he 'will not stand in this election' - and admits Tories are on course for a landslide

Didn't care for another humiliating defeat then?

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Willow904 wrote:

Labour have now ruled out a second Brexit referendum. A spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn said:

A second referendum is not our policy and it won’t be in our manifesto.

Earlier, after Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell refused to rule the idea out (see 11.40am), the party issued a statement that played down the prospect of a second Brexit referendum under Labour, without ruling it out entirely. (See 12.11pm.)

This is what happens during election campaign. The decision process gets compressed. Under scrutiny from the media, parties get forced to clarify things, with the result that sometimes issues get resolved in hours that had previously been fudged for weeks, months or even years.

After trying to feel more positive about Corbyn, this sets me back a bit. I'm not unhappy with Labour not proposing a second referendum, it's not the most attractive policy, but by ruling out supporting one, they take a lot of pressure off May regardless of how many seats they manage to hang on to.

Have they ruled out supporting one though?
If their manifesto doesn't explicitly rule out having one, then wouldn't that leave it open that they could still support a referendum at some point.

Theresa May is not just breaking her promises – she is breaking our politics
- Clive Lewis

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HindleA wrote:https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2 ... Type=Names

citizenJA wrote:

HindleA wrote:https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2 ... Type=Names

Aye Votes
Tory = 325
Democratic Unionist = 8
Greens = 1
Independent = 1
Labour = 174
Lib Dems = 8
Plaid Cymru = 3
Ulster Unionist = 2

This was a simple majority vote, wasn't it?
If so, Tory government would have passed it regardless of how Labour voted

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citizenJA wrote:

StephenDolan wrote:So did anyone catch the speech?

I've just finished reading it
Outstanding

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I want Labour to be Brexit saboteurs, for frig's sake. The more the Tories accuse Labour of being against their plans, the better, as far as I'm concerned.

Temulkar wrote:I think May could be in for a serious shock. She's banking on an increased majority, but the lib dems are going to win seats back, it was their collapse that gave the tories the majority in 2015. Labour cant really lose any more in Scotland, and I cant see the Tories improving in wales, likely to fall back at least in Gower and probably Brecon. FPTP might just scupper her plans. Corbyn looks energised - he clearly loves campaigning - and Labour have a massive ground game. Broadcast media will struggle with impartiality but it will be a better hearing than Labour have had in two years. Social media will have a bigger impact this time around, although not decisive yet. Throw in Tory election expenses, May's inability to blag like the pig-fucker, and the general mood of anger in the country and this whole General Election could badly backfire.

What happens if her majority is about the same, or even reduced or hung? A second brexit referendum would be the condition the libs demand, and she cant deliver that with her crazy wing. Labour would, I assume, happily agree.

Going before the boundary changes, regardless of the polls, is absolute madness. She must be desperate, and that means something big is coming.

citizenJA wrote:

PorFavor wrote:

EU will welcome Britain back if election voters veto Brexit
Exclusive: European parliament president Antonio Tajani said EU departure process could easily be reversed if there is change of UK government
The president of the European parliament has said Britain would be welcomed back with open arms if voters change their minds about Brexit on 8 June, challenging Theresa May’s claim that “there is no turning back” after article 50.
Speaking after a meeting with the prime minister in Downing Street, Antonio Tajani insisted that her triggering of the departure process last month could be reversed easily by the remaining EU members if there was a change of UK government after the general election and would not even require a court case. (Guardian)

I suppose that will galvanise all the pro-"Brexit" people to go out and vote for the Conservatives.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... eto-brexit

All two dozen of them?

seeingclearly wrote:Ha! I have some earworm from Leonard Cohen, I think, something about Berlin?

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PorFavor wrote:

HindleA wrote:[youtube]R4NDLJow1ZE[/youtube]

That just might have done the trick.

(I'm a big Benny Hill fan, too. He was a comedy genius ahead of his time - although I gather it's not the done thing to say so.)

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Temulkar wrote:

HindleA wrote:[youtube]dexQhvczVeM[/youtube]

I fucking loved Penelope Pitstop and the whacky racers - up there with Touche Turtle and Hardy Haha.

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