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‘Unforgivable’ David Cameron put Tory interests first with referendum, says Jeremy Paxman
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Stephen Phillips MP: 'I can no longer live with being labelled a Tory'

In a letter to George Clark, chairman of the Sleaford and North Hykeham Conservative Association, Phillips said: “Some will label me a quitter or, no doubt, worse. Those are labels with which I can live. The label Conservative no longer is.” (Guardian)

yahyah wrote:The Telegraph claim the Cabinet has discussed 'preparing for a snap election'.

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Any good news ?

PorFavor wrote:Good morfternoon.

Stephen Phillips MP: 'I can no longer live with being labelled a Tory'

In a letter to George Clark, chairman of the Sleaford and North Hykeham Conservative Association, Phillips said: “Some will label me a quitter or, no doubt, worse. Those are labels with which I can live. The label Conservative no longer is.” (Guardian)

I genuinely feel rather sorry for the man.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... it-process

The Canadian military has investigated a mysterious pinging sound coming from the sea floor in a remote region of the Arctic, officials have told the BBC.

“I think we have to call this out and say ‘not in my name’.” [some of the media is] “inciting hatred … It needs somebody like Boris Johnson to step up and speak out. He’s our foreign secretary and he knows what the reaction of the rest of the world is as they look at our great country and are horrified. What message are we sending out to the rest of the world? Probably that this nation is in grave danger of losing the plot – and I think we might have done.”

refitman wrote:

PorFavor wrote:Good morfternoon.

Stephen Phillips MP: 'I can no longer live with being labelled a Tory'

In a letter to George Clark, chairman of the Sleaford and North Hykeham Conservative Association, Phillips said: “Some will label me a quitter or, no doubt, worse. Those are labels with which I can live. The label Conservative no longer is.” (Guardian)

I genuinely feel rather sorry for the man.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... it-process

I don't. They've run rough-shod over parliamentary procedure for the last 6 years and not a peep from him.

JonnyT1234 wrote:I should have forewarned people about that last link. The politician being interviewed is the odious turd Fallon, not giving a 'straightforward answer' to a very straightforward couple of questions.

And he insisted that all UK businesses should be given “assurances” over the impact of Brexit to match those made by the Government to Japanese car-maker Nissan before its announcement of new investment in Sunderland.
“We can’t have secret deals on Brexit, company by company,” Corbyn said.

JonnyT1234 wrote:Jeremy Corbyn Wants To Hear Theresa May's Brexit Plans 'Without Delay' - The Huffington Post - UK
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Front foot. Attack, attack, attack.

And he insisted that all UK businesses should be given “assurances” over the impact of Brexit to match those made by the Government to Japanese car-maker Nissan before its announcement of new investment in Sunderland.
“We can’t have secret deals on Brexit, company by company,” Corbyn said.

“I suspect the Government opposes democratic scrutiny of its plans because - frankly - there aren’t any plans, beyond the hollow rhetoric of ‘Brexit means Brexit’.”

yahyah wrote:Before anyone manufactures a motive for my posting that, I did it because I've just seen in on the Western Mail website when checking Welsh news and that's the headline reporting of it. Labour also held a seat in Wales this week.

Labour has urged the government to come out and defend the three judges behind the controversial High Court ruling on the process of leaving the EU.
"The first duty of the Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, is to protect the independence of the judiciary, and to be frank her silence on this is embarrassing, and she's letting down the British judiciary and the British legal system. Giving judges a roasting isn't part and parcel of any healthy democracy."
Ms Truss has made no comment yet.

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:

Labour has urged the government to come out and defend the three judges behind the controversial High Court ruling on the process of leaving the EU.
"The first duty of the Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, is to protect the independence of the judiciary, and to be frank her silence on this is embarrassing, and she's letting down the British judiciary and the British legal system. Giving judges a roasting isn't part and parcel of any healthy democracy."
Ms Truss has made no comment yet.

From the BBC

PorFavor wrote:

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:

Labour has urged the government to come out and defend the three judges behind the controversial High Court ruling on the process of leaving the EU.
"The first duty of the Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, is to protect the independence of the judiciary, and to be frank her silence on this is embarrassing, and she's letting down the British judiciary and the British legal system. Giving judges a roasting isn't part and parcel of any healthy democracy."
Ms Truss has made no comment yet.

From the BBC

Also on the BBC was an interview with Dominic Grieve. He's not happy,

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:

Labour has urged the government to come out and defend the three judges behind the controversial High Court ruling on the process of leaving the EU.
"The first duty of the Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, is to protect the independence of the judiciary, and to be frank her silence on this is embarrassing, and she's letting down the British judiciary and the British legal system. Giving judges a roasting isn't part and parcel of any healthy democracy."
Ms Truss has made no comment yet.

From the BBC

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After ordering a beer, the barmaid told her off for failing to acknowledge traditional English pleasantries. She was bluntly told: “We say please and thank you here in Great Britain.” For Janz it was indicative of a changed atmosphere after the referendum. “Maybe I didn’t order in the most friendly way, but things like this never ever happened to me before,” she recalls. “I am more often reminded of the fact that I am a foreigner.”

RogerOThornhill wrote:

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:

Labour has urged the government to come out and defend the three judges behind the controversial High Court ruling on the process of leaving the EU.
"The first duty of the Lord Chancellor, Liz Truss, is to protect the independence of the judiciary, and to be frank her silence on this is embarrassing, and she's letting down the British judiciary and the British legal system. Giving judges a roasting isn't part and parcel of any healthy democracy."
Ms Truss has made no comment yet.

From the BBC

And yet people still keep insisting there is no opposition right now.

Lead story right now on the BBC is the one you've just posted from.

What more do people want?

[May] should avoid demonising Parliament or judges or whichever half of the population she disagrees with.

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Bar Council calls on Liz Truss to condemn 'serious and unjustified attacks on the judiciary' after Brexit ruling
'A strong independent judiciary is essential to a functioning democracy and to upholding the rule of law'

SpinningHugo wrote:So what has JC been up to during this week of high drama?

Anyone know?

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:

RogerOThornhill wrote:

PaulfromYorkshire wrote: From the BBC

And yet people still keep insisting there is no opposition right now.

Lead story right now on the BBC is the one you've just posted from.

What more do people want?

Indeed. The opposition is being effective at the moment. And reasonably united. Here's Cooper:

[May] should avoid demonising Parliament or judges or whichever half of the population she disagrees with.

Yes. Exactly.

SpinningHugo wrote:So what has JC been up to during this week of high drama?

Anyone know?

SpinningHugo wrote:So what has JC been up to during this week of high drama?

Anyone know?

In a speech to the Class think-tank, he called for the Government's negotiating terms be transparent and accountable to Parliament.

Mr Corbyn also insisted all UK businesses should be given "assurances" over the impact of Brexit to match those apparently made by the Government to Japanese car-maker Nissan.

He said: "We accept and respect the decision of the British people to leave the European Union. But there must be transparency and accountability to Parliament about the Government's plans."

PorFavor wrote:

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:

RogerOThornhill wrote: And yet people still keep insisting there is no opposition right now.

Lead story right now on the BBC is the one you've just posted from.

What more do people want?

Indeed. The opposition is being effective at the moment. And reasonably united. Here's Cooper:

[May] should avoid demonising Parliament or judges or whichever half of the population she disagrees with.

Yes. Exactly.

Cleverly pointing out that it is half (or very nearly) of the population.

tinyclanger2 wrote:
Cleverly pointing out that it is half (or very nearly) of the population.

yahyah wrote:Before anyone manufactures a motive for my posting that, I did it because I've just seen in on the Western Mail website when checking Welsh news and that's the headline reporting of it. Labour also held a seat in Wales this week.

tinyclanger2 wrote:

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After ordering a beer, the barmaid told her off for failing to acknowledge traditional English pleasantries. She was bluntly told: “We say please and thank you here in Great Britain.” For Janz it was indicative of a changed atmosphere after the referendum. “Maybe I didn’t order in the most friendly way, but things like this never ever happened to me before,” she recalls. “I am more often reminded of the fact that I am a foreigner.”

Saying “We say please and thank you here in Great Britain.” in some snotty fashion is so polite and pleasant and friendly isn't it.

Proud to be British? My. Arse.

SpinningHugo wrote:mobile.twitter.com/itvnews/status/794876532799848448

Here he is.

What a pro.