Brexit: elections have consequences
With his brand new Parliament, Boris Johnson gets his Brexit vote.
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What will the British left learn from the UK election?
A defeat such as this one can certainly make a party think. If Labour is to ever win again in the UK – and you’d better believe they deeply desire to do so – something will have to change. Maybe … Continue reading →
Farage’s Brexit Party will not block Johnson’s Conervatives in coming UK election
This is potentially big news: In a massive boost to Prime Minister Boris Johnson-led British Conservatives, Nigel Farage has pulled hundreds of Brexit Party candidates ahead of the December 12 election. The Brexit Party will not field candidates in all … Continue reading →
Snap Brexit vote for UK on December 12
A UK vote is scheduled for December 12 in an attempt to break the Brexit stalemate. PM Boris Johnson is gambling that he will win a majority and be able to execute Brexit as promised, without Parliament blocking him as … Continue reading →
As expected, Parliament votes to delay Brexit
The latest: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major setback on Saturday as the country’s parliament voted to delay the Brexit ahead of the October 31 deadline. Lawmakers voted by 322 to 306 in favor of an amendment that … Continue reading →
Brexit, Britain, referendums*, and democracy
I don’t even pretend to understand the maneuverings going on in Britain right now over Brexit. And the more articles I read, the more convinced I am that no one else really does, either. Although I hope Boris Johnson understands … Continue reading →
Boris Johnson on the choice facing British voters
[Hat tip: “Ann.”] Corbyn and his friends in Parliament don’t trust you to make this decision – but I do. Let’s put it to the people: more delay with Corbyn’s #SurrenderBill, or Brexit delivered on October 31st ?? pic.twitter.com/q8tIwDMkcH — … Continue reading →
Brexit and Parliament and Boris Johnson: maneuverings
It’s complicated, as everything parliamentary seems to be. See this as well as this, this, and this.
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