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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: 2) by ledow on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:25AM

    by ledow (5567) on Thursday March 14 2019, @08:25AM (#814115) Homepage

    The IRA have been bombing since the 70's, and splinter groups continue to bomb to this day.

    The usual British reaction is "Oh, for god's sake... which bus do I need to get now, because they'll stop the trains, won't they?"

    When you reach that level of pervasiveness, everyone stops caring.

    There's a reason that the "IRA" disarmed and became politicians, it had little to do with actual policy changes and much more to do with "Nobody cares, do they?".

    Splinter groups that weren't happy with the lack of violence formed, calling themselves things like "The Real IRA", almost like tribute bands. They are niche and rare to hear about, and basically the right-wing nutters that would exist anyway.

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