The UK Politics and EU Referendum thread - merged

[TightEnd]

The 89 Brexit rebel MPs by party:

51 SNP,
23 Labour (and 56 abstained)
5 Lib Dems,
3 SDLP,
3 Plaid,
2 Independents,
1 Green,
1 Tory (Ken Clarke).

[TightEnd]

its all go at the Supreme Court trial

[TightEnd]

this analysis is a bit different

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[nirvana]

this analysis is a bit different

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Does it need a  category for people who have become old and reactionary since the vote

[TightEnd]

Boris Johnson's remarks about Saudi Arabia 'not the government's view'

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/08/boris-johnsons-remarks-about-saudi-arabia-not-the-governments-view?CMP=twt_gu

He is Her Majesty's secretary of state for Foreign affairs

how on earth is this tenable?

[Marky147]

this analysis is a bit different

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Does it need a  category for people who have become old and reactionary since the vote

Damn you, Glenn!

Cost me a tenner... I had Woodsey or Rick as first response to that 

[nirvana]

this analysis is a bit different

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Does it need a  category for people who have become old and reactionary since the vote

Damn you, Glenn!

Cost me a tenner... I had Woodsey or Rick as first response to that 

Haha. Only a few optimists left so we have to try and keep everyone's chins up

[Woodsey]

this analysis is a bit different

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Does it need a  category for people who have become old and reactionary since the vote

Damn you, Glenn!

Cost me a tenner... I had Woodsey or Rick as first response to that  

Haha. Only a few optimists left so we have to try and keep everyone's chins up

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38212615

There's a few old women on the remoaners side, they should take heed...

[AndrewT]

Boris Johnson's remarks about Saudi Arabia 'not the government's view'

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/08/boris-johnsons-remarks-about-saudi-arabia-not-the-governments-view?CMP=twt_gu

He is Her Majesty's secretary of state for Foreign Arms Sales

how on earth is this tenable?

FYP

[DMorgan]

Owen Bowcott (The Guardian)

'Odd, perhaps, that no one has mentioned that parliament has begun to assert a right that MPs should vote before foreign military action. Surely a further example of executive power being curtailed by parliament?

Government has argued throughout case that the prime minister is free to act on the “international plane”.'

[4KSuited]

Have Emily Thornberry & Caroline Quentin ever been seen in the same room?

Uncanny

[TightEnd]

Sleaford & North Hykeham result:

CON: 53.5% (-2.7)
UKIP: 13.5% (-2.2)
LDEM: 11.0% (+5.3)
LAB: 10.2% (-7.0)
LIND: 8.8% (+3.6)

[TightEnd]

Sleaford a good example of the squeeze Labour MPs fear between Ukip and the Lib Dems.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/12/labour-and-tory-mps-fear-political-forces-brexit-could-unleash

[TightEnd]

stephen Bush

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[TightEnd]

paul waugh

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