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[DolphLongedgreens]

I'm recalling when Ireland had to vote 3 times on the prospect of joining the EU. Do it over until you get it right seems to be the essence of the EU's strategy.

[andyq]

Let them pass the legislation, and if the election bid fails because of
the cowardice of the other parties, go to Brussels as required and use
the UK veto to block any extension. The legislation only requires him to
ask for an extension to A50, not to vote for it. Mission accomplished.
Go Boris!

[johnwightman]

whichever side you're on I don't think British politics has ever been more interesting

[strawberriebabieex]

very clever but i do agree that it was part of PM Johnson strategy. but really, what a mess! GB needs to move forward from this ongoing soap opera.

[Sutha-hoos]

So there is going to be a magic.
Nigel walks towards PM

[samuelodonoughoe]

No point in voting as those that don’t get their way will only try and delay it...

[petegiant]

Isn't about time we had some men talk about such important matters?

[MeMe-hexc]

I say no deal, isn't that we voted for to leave the eu, stop trying to sway everything you remainers WHO

[ericbediako]

Shameful acts of rebellion from Tory MPs. Shame on to you.

[leefrancis]

all 20 Tory traitors should be fired. omg that spittle though!

[GLICKTON]

No deal is brexit, anything else is not brexit.

[jacqdanieles]

I suggest rebranding: it's not 'Brexit' anymore. It's now *'Clusterfuxit'*

[stevencooper]

Boris is right, we can’t delay anymore no matter what. The EU are hoping we break, they will not give us any better deal..

[SnazzBot]

Love the dig at the end to Corbyn, a lot of people think investing in the UK and reversing Thatcherisum is a good think.

[jonathanevans]

Pity even the FT serves an EU agenda.


The issue here is that it is the EU is a failed project and it must be reduced and restructured to serve only as a channel with a single mandate to serve the people of Europe, not the corporatocracy it has become.


There is no 'strength in scale' as sold by the EU State; certainly not when it is far from being democratic.
Indeed, there is strength in the diversity of each Nation-State in Europe as this enables the different peoples of Europe influence the impact of their involvement in global issues.


The EU Stae seeks only to undermine the UK's competitiveness and shackle the UK's ability to run its own affairs. The EU State project cannot survive with an independent competitive UK with its own balanced trade agreements with the USA, China, Russia, India, and the Commonwealth etc.


A USA - UK trade agreement outlined now would illustrate the real benefit of being sovereign. It would show the EU's failure as a channel for open trade, specifically why the EU fails for SMEs in Europe and supports only the corporatocracy.


This is why EU State will not agree to a sensible balanced trade agreement with the UK. The EU State must be forced to accept an agreement that works for all the people of Europe and not itself. This cannot be done by the UK, it needs the people of Europe, in Germany, France, Italy, Catalunya, Greece, Portugal, Poland, Hungary... to take back control of their trade, borders, law.


However, the EU need not be concerned. The UK's uneducated, inexperienced, duplicitous, self-serving career 'politicians' are doing their bidding.


Even the MSM (especially the BBC paid for by the public) sell the EU propaganda.


They do not facilitate discussion about the value and ROCE in the EU delivers for the people of Europe. They know it would further undermine the EU State project; there is no ROCE or benefit to societal stability.


There is no debate why the Southern states have been impoverished with mass youth unemployment. Sure the regional people in Spain, Greece, Italy prefer to trust unelected bureaucrats in the EU rather than their own elected corrupt 'politicians' to reallocate money to their regional cause (this is just one of the many tools used by the EU State to subvert the people's will).


The WWs were fought for people's freedom and sovereignty, against a centralist unelected rule.


These UK 'remainer' politicians do not state the benefit in staying under the EU State rule. Perhaps they are just incompetent. But they do not represent UK democracy. The Whim of the People has told their elected representatives to leave the EU State.


It is clear that the National 'Parliaments' across Europe have been lost to a cabal that serves only to pursue this EU centralist agenda, 'Vote again if you vote against the EU' - even in the UK.


The idea that they rest control from Johnson's government to prevent any form of sensible and rigorous negotiation with the EU State shows how far the people have lost democracy.

[plerpplerp]

It's not about the EU. It's about turning the UK into Singapore. To do that, UK has to leave the EU.

And while the government is doing the hokey cokey with EU membership and wallowing in delusions of economic grandeur, the UK will remain economically divided and in a permanent state of misery because of the government's economic and political agenda which the government has been following for the past 40 years whether the UK is in or out.

[danh]

He has said that he is going to seek a GE already!?

[MrYorickJenkins]

I've noticed that increasingly people cannot pronounce the letter x: exit becomes egg sit and Brexit is Bregg sit.

[thejudge]

Is this mess all because the MPs don’t want the MEPs out of their cushy jobs? Just a thought 🤔