Leaked WhatsApps Reveal Some Tory MPs Are Urging Boris Johnson To Break The Law To Deliver Brexit

[brooklynite]

Source: BuzzFeed News

Tory MPs are urging Boris Johnson to break the law so he can take the UK out of the EU without a deal on October 31, leaked WhatsApp messages seen by BuzzFeed News reveal.

The conversation took place in the Conservative MPs' WhatsApp group over the weekend, with two MPs — Sheryll Murray and Chris Green — suggesting Johnson should ignore new legislation passed by Parliament last week that effectively outlaws a no-deal Brexit.

In a sign of the extreme measures hardline Brexiteers are considering in order to force a no-deal, they had to be warned by justice secretary Robert Buckland that the government "observes the rule of law at all times and for all seasons".

There has been speculation at Westminster in recent days that Johnson could try to ignore the anti no-deal legislation, possibly by asking the Queen not to grant royal assent.

Read more: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/tory-mps-urge-boris-johnson-break-law?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharetwitter

[turbinetree]

1. So these twits thinks it is just fine and dandy to be Fascist....................and break the law..

LOCK THEM UP.........................

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Boris Johnson, Lord Protector

Magna Carta and Thomas Hobbes be damned!

I often wish I had kept up with political theory. My English history stops at Jeremy Bentham and all that I cannot recall from a course in Tudor England. Except of course for World War II.

[AllaN01Bear]

3. all the torries give a hoot is a hoot about brexit no matter what the cost..

[BlueIdaho]

4. UK politics went in the shitter

When American Right Wing political consultants discovered they could make a fast buck corrupting Britain’s Democracy when they aren’t busy destroying America. It’s been a very sad thing to watch.

[Gumboot]

5. Is this treason...?

Wondering if Britain still has the death penalty for that high crime.

[Jedi Guy]

6. So telling someone else to break a law should result in capital punishment? Really?

It's definitely not treason, as they're not attempting to kill a sovereign or overthrow the government, which is the most common definition of treason. At best, this could be considered sedition.

In any case, it's most certainly not a capital crime, nor should it be. Are you in favor of capital punishment for crimes like murder?

[Gumboot]

7. There ought to be a very hefty deterrent...

... for anyone attempting to overthrow a democracy, which is what's happening in Britain right now. And that should absolutely include the privileged elites - no special dispensations for them.

Remember what happened to the 'commoner' Guy Fawkes.

[onetexan]

8. Lock them in the tower!