British Government 'in Contempt of Parliament' Over Brexit
Source: The Daily Beast
In an historic and unprecedented blow to the authority of a sitting prime minister, Britains House of Commons has found the nations government to be in contempt of Parliament. The formal censure came after Theresa Mays government refused to publish the internal legal advice it has received about Brexit. Acknowledging defeat, Andrea Leadsom, the Conservative leader of the House, accepted that the detailed legal findings would now have to be made public. The government had argued that to follow Parliaments orders to do so would be against the national interest. The humiliating defeat came on the same day that the European Courts of Justice hinted that Britain may be able to cancel Brexit unilaterally by withdrawing Article 50, which would badly damage Mays domestic negotiating position. The May government suffered a third defeat on the same daywhich may ultimately prove even more costlywhen a rebel Conservative MP tabled an amendment that will allow opposition parties to overrule the prime minister on future Brexit policy if she loses a crucial vote next week.
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leftieNanner
(14,997 posts)Why can't they hold a new election and stop this madness? Many of the people who voted FOR Brexit were swayed by Russian BS and they have said that they wish they hadn't voted for it.
PM May is going to go down with this.
Ford_Prefect
(7,821 posts)May et al have pushed the false contention that once begun Brexit could ONLY go forwards. That was never true.
mwooldri
(10,291 posts)However the more likely outcome of today's events is a Brexit with a deal of sorts (probably a Norway type deal) A no deal Brexit is much less likely now.
ZeroSomeBrains
(638 posts)Prime Minister Corbyn is sounding pretty good.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,154 posts)But even if that reverses Brexit, what a nightmare, and the millions spent, the partisanship divided in society.
47of74
(18,470 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Expect to hold on as Prime Minister after this attack from Parliament? Not long I expect...
BannonsLiver
(16,162 posts)The first on whether or not to advance with negotiations and the second to approve whatever deal came out of those talks if the first was approved by voters.
paleotn
(17,778 posts)Vote of no confidence in 3...2...1...