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on Wednesday December 12 2018, @12:37PM
from the Third-Verse-Same-As-The-First dept.
from the Third-Verse-Same-As-The-First dept.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46509288
"Prime Minister Theresa May has called off Tuesday's crucial vote on her Brexit deal so she can go back to Brussels and ask for changes to it.
"As it stands the deal 'would be rejected by a significant margin' if MPs voted on it, she admitted."
The biggest stumbling block appears to be the issue between Ireland and Northern Ireland. In particular, what the borders will look like in terms of what people and goods will need to do or not do in order to cross it.
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(Score: 2) by iamjacksusername on Wednesday December 12 2018, @05:14PM
Political consensus is painful, takes forever, and nobody is ever happy with the result. But, it is absolutely necessary in a democracy. If they wanted it simple,the ruling Government could say, "Let the Queen decide it all." But they did not - they are choosing to let the mechanisms of democracy work.
The UK voted to leave: that is the only thing that has been decided. Now, it is time for everyone to work out what happens next. There are 100,000 details that need to be worked out; everything from the judicial implications of EU court rulings no longer being valid precedent to figuring out what do about EU citizens working in the UK to deciding what regulations on garbage disposal to throw away or keep. This will take time.