Anna Soubry confirms my story from yesterday. Change’s 5 MPs will not vote for any govt led by Corbyn and doesn’t commit to even supporting a no confidence motion.
The hyper remainer MPs suffer the same delusions as the hyper Brexiters. They forget that the vast majority of the House of Commons is not like them.
Their plan seems to be that some dreamy government of national unity can be formed with someone of their choosing, bypassing the Leader of the Opposition etc.
But remind me, just who is supposed to provide most of the votes for this govt?
Oh yeah, the Leader of the Opposition.
Moreover this idea of getting a People's Vote instead of a general election is even more fanciful. Even in the outlandish scenario the votes are there to form GNU as soon as you try and legislate for a referendum, you lose a few dozen. No majority for it.
Any administration which tries to last more than a few weeks would have zero legitimacy and will struggle to attract the support necessary to set it up. It would have virtually no majority and almost certainly fall quickly.
If I'm wrong, someone please tell me: where. are. the. votes. coming. from.
Because the House of Commons is not all like you.
Soubry in her email repeats the cliche that "an election won't solve anything."
Some might say that's rather convenient for those almost certain to lose their seats. The fundamental problem is the Commons is too finely split.
Of course an election might solve it.
It used to be said that the Tory eurosceptics "couldn't take yes for an answer."
The remainists have gone the same way. Corbyn has offered them everything they wanted for a 4 week administration, incl. offer of a ref if they win. If they don't want to take it then...
...well, as I keep saying, they either have to come up with a feasible alternative (of which I've seen no evidence) or live with a no deal. It's that simple.
The remainists, like the Brexiters, have gone down the route of forgetting other people have politics too, that that is perfectly legitimate and you have to accommodate it (and if you want to achieve your ends) navigate it. That is literally what politics is.
The fact that (without irony) some can call for a "national unity govt" which would be comprised of people who solely agree with them is testament to this sad transition.
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