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posted by martyb on Thursday March 14 2019, @01:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the 3rd-time-lucky? dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47547887:

Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs[*] by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit.

MPs voted down the prime minister's deal by 149 - a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January.

Mrs May said MPs will now get a vote on whether the UK should leave the EU without a deal and, if that fails, on whether Brexit should be delayed.

She said Tory MPs will get a free vote on a no-deal Brexit.

That means they can vote with their conscience rather than following the orders of party managers - an unusual move for a vote on a major policy, with Labour saying it showed she had "given up any pretence of leading the country".

The PM had made a last minute plea to MPs to back her deal after she had secured legal assurances on the Irish backstop from the EU.

But although she managed to convince about 40 Tory MPs to change their mind, it was not nearly enough to overturn the historic 230 vote defeat she suffered in January, throwing her Brexit strategy into fresh disarray.

[*] MP: Member of Parliament; PM: Prime Minister


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @07:57AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @07:57AM (#814108)

    Um, no, that's not what I meant at all.

    *sigh* I guess nobody's in the mood...

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday March 14 2019, @04:26PM (2 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 14 2019, @04:26PM (#814281) Journal

    Um, no, that's not what I meant at all.

    There are consequences to turning off democratic rights when ideologically convenient. Anyone in power then has access to that switch and they won't always be on your side.

    Second, the concern over Islam is way overblown and makes for a really poor excuse to overturn centuries of democratic traditions. There's a reason that freedom of religion is enshrined in every democracy.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @07:45PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @07:45PM (#814403)

      *sigh* (again) WHOOSH!

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:35PM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:35PM (#814438) Journal
        "WOOSH" for what? From my side, it doesn't look to me like I'm missing any tricks. I'm sure the fantasy is quite entertaining, but it'd suck if someone tried to implement it for real.