Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Boris Johnson has resigned as foreign secretary, becoming the third minister in 24 hours to walk out of the government rather than back Theresa May’s plans for a soft Brexit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Call for a vote of confidence in the government, Jeremy! Maybe you can get a general election out of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, SFLUFAN said: Call for a vote of confidence in the government, Jeremy! Maybe you can get a general election out of this! And lose more seats, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Has anyone ever seen Boris and Donald in the same room? 7 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: And lose more seats, lol. May is the one who lost seats by calling an election, not Corbyn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 A Conservative Party confidence vote in May perhaps in short order: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 They haven't yet solved any of the rather intractable issues surrounding Brexit yet, have they? Assuming this government falls apart, who is more likely to pick up seats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, TwinIon said: They haven't yet solved any of the rather intractable issues surrounding Brexit yet, have they? Assuming this government falls apart, who is more likely to pick up seats? Not a single issue involving Brexit has been resolved. In fact, the UK government didn't have a concrete plan regarding trade until this past weekend which has led to this situation. Labour would pick up seats but probably not enough to form a majority government and they will have problems finding coalition partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 And isn't Corbyn pro-Brexit at this point? I admit I'm rusty on my UK politics. If he was anti-Brexit, then some sort of Union government might be possible with the anti-Brexit Conservative MPs in some sort of caretaker role in order to reverse Brexit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: And isn't Corbyn pro-Brexit at this point? I admit I'm rusty on my UK politics. If he was anti-Brexit, then some sort of Union government might be possible with the anti-Brexit Conservative MPs in some sort of caretaker role in order to reverse Brexit. Corbyn's political history indicates a consistent Euroskeptic/anti-EU position, which isn't out-of-line at all for someone with Leftist economic views. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 From The Guardian: The former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has told the prime minister the UK is “headed for the status of colony” under the approach the cabinet adopted at Chequers on Friday. In his resignation letter to Theresa May, he added that the Brexit “dream is dying”. Describing May’s position, which he – along with the rest of the cabinet – initially backed, as just an opening offer that would be watered down yet further during negotiations, Johnson wrote: "It is as though we are sending our vanguard into battle with the white flags fluttering above them." He told the prime minister he believed the UK was “heading for a semi-Brexit”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bacon Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I don't know much about this. Did he resign because it wasn't a hard-brexit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bacon said: Did he resign because it wasn't a hard-brexit? More or less. The Cabinet agreed to a "soft Brexit" plan which is something that Johnson was absolutely opposed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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