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Boris Johnson's government will not last six months (Original Post) malaise Jul 2019 OP
From your lips to Gawd's ears. I hope she is listening. deminks Jul 2019 #1
K&R... spanone Jul 2019 #2
There will be elections - the Cons across the pond will crash malaise Jul 2019 #4
Smart money is with you. marble falls Jul 2019 #3
The idea of Corbyn being PM is also pretty horrible. nycbos Jul 2019 #5
It is not a government - it is a heat wave... Soph0571 Jul 2019 #6
Fortunately for him, he'll be running against Jeremy Corbyn. brooklynite Jul 2019 #7
So does this mean hard brexit is a sure thing now? Takket Jul 2019 #8
Oh yeah Polybius Jul 2019 #13
You may be very generous at that. nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2019 #9
You are correct malaise Jul 2019 #10
yup, saving grace Brits have is party's OR Parliament's vote of no-confidence to oust Borish Boris onetexan Jul 2019 #12
We played this same game with Trump. tman Jul 2019 #11

malaise

(269,254 posts)
4. There will be elections - the Cons across the pond will crash
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 08:58 AM
Jul 2019

and they and Brexit will be history

Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
6. It is not a government - it is a heat wave...
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 09:22 AM
Jul 2019



Hehe

On a serious note - the government will fall in the Autumn. What comes next may be even scarier than what we have right now!

onetexan

(13,078 posts)
12. yup, saving grace Brits have is party's OR Parliament's vote of no-confidence to oust Borish Boris
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 09:53 AM
Jul 2019

given Parliament is supreme (and the fact they don't have a codified constitution) in the UK, they can react alot faster than our set-in-stone constitution. Process is explained in detail here:

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/explainer-can-anyone-force-british-prime-minister-may-to-resign-/4928060.html

tman

(983 posts)
11. We played this same game with Trump.
Tue Jul 23, 2019, 09:45 AM
Jul 2019

Don't bet on it. I would say he has a pretty good shot in a early general election if Corbyn reamains opposition leader.

Of course he will fail on brexit.

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