BREAKING: Labour motion agreed. It’s not absolutely everything we wanted - but it’s close!
Lots of good things:
- Labour will vote AGAINST any deal that fails to meet the 6 tests in full
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Lots of good things:
- Labour will vote AGAINST any deal that fails to meet the 6 tests in full
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- labour will not accept No Deal (so that means McCluskey’s bonkers idea of a ref between Tories’ Deal and No Deal is off the table)
- full participation in single market (not sure if that means IN single market but sounds pretty damn close)
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- full participation in single market (not sure if that means IN single market but sounds pretty damn close)
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- no hard border in Ireland (there was a bit about “for goods, services or people” at one stage but that seems to have been removed)
- vote down May’s deal, call vote of no confidence and then GE (highly unlikely labour can force this because if Fixed Term Parliament Act)
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- vote down May’s deal, call vote of no confidence and then GE (highly unlikely labour can force this because if Fixed Term Parliament Act)
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- if no GE, keep all options on table and *campaign* for a public vote.
So we’d be in situation where Tory deal voted down, No Deal not acceptable, can’t force GE, and labour campaigning for public vote. If No Deal not acceptable then it can’t be on the ballot.
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So we’d be in situation where Tory deal voted down, No Deal not acceptable, can’t force GE, and labour campaigning for public vote. If No Deal not acceptable then it can’t be on the ballot.
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So only options to be on ballot are May’s deal (already rejected by Parliament) and Remain.
So, not perfect, but pretty damn close!!!
So, not perfect, but pretty damn close!!!
