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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: 3, Informative) by ledow on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:21AM (2 children)

    by ledow (5567) on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:21AM (#814113) Homepage

    Not a single school shooting nationwide in 20+ years.

    If that isn't explanation enough, you really need to re-evaluate your priorities.

    For reference, the US (which has a larger population but not THAT much larger) has had... 18 I think? Since the start of this year alone.

    Prompted by a law change which was caused by... our last ever school shooting over 20 years ago (Dunblane... google it).

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:08PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:08PM (#814419)

    "Prompted by a law change which was caused by... our last ever school shooting over 20 years ago (Dunblane... google it)."
    Stupid fucking pussies..

    Real Americans don't put their kids in public "schools" so a few shootings at the local slave indoctrination camp is a small price to pay. Furthermore, Mohammedists are taking over your country, raping and killing your teens and young women, breeding like roaches and you sit there and watch it happen like a little bitch. What's your point?

    • (Score: 2) by ledow on Friday March 15 2019, @09:44AM

      by ledow (5567) on Friday March 15 2019, @09:44AM (#814708) Homepage

      Pricks like you can't get a gun here.