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Edwin Hayward🦄🏹🗡️
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John Bercow may be gearing up to kill an attempt at Brexit MV3, using principles laid down in Jacob Rees-Mogg's favourite book, Erskine May. Hugely controversial of course, but on the face of it, the rules would absolutely support him. news.sky.com/story/an-ancie…
Will be the ultimate irony, given that one of JRM's little tricks is to wave a copy of Erskine May around from time to time when he wants to emphasise a point of order and senses the Speaker may be difficult.
In fact, I hope that the Speaker wields a physical copy of his own.
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Edwin Hayward🦄🏹🗡️
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So where are we now? It is now official UK policy to ask for an Article 50 extension. But control of how long for, and for what purpose, remains with Theresa May. And in a few hours, we'll be down to the final fortnight of normal-time Brexit.
Meanwhile, Parliament has demonstrated a bottomless capacity to vote down everything, and an equal-and-opposite resolve not to actually determine what might command a majority. Perhaps it's time we called a psychic to read the HOC Brexit tea leaves?
Returning to the A50 extension, not only do we not know what TM will request, we don't know if the EU will grant it. They may reject it out of hand (e.g. because they figure she'll fritter it away on time-wasting) or they may only offer a different length A50 extension.
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This next amendment is interesting, because it effectively forces the Government to cede control over business in the HOC for a limited time on 20 March for indicative votes. But it establishes an intriguing new precedent by changing Parliamentary procedure.
If this amendment and/or the next one pass, it's possible to imagine the Government changing their whipping instructions and trying to sabotage their own motion for a second evening in a row.
Amendment defeated by 312 votes to 314. MV3 and eternal despair come that little bit closer.
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Chris Bryant rises to support his amendment, which is designed to kill off MV3, MV4, MV5 etc. by blocking attempts to keep bringing back the same motion. Begins by quoting the lyrics of "Windmills of Your Mind". Passionate speech, listing historic precedents for blocking repeats.
You can see the effect of his amendment (if it passes) in my summary PDF at the link below...
CB: "Conservatives should be a bit more conservative about the traditions of this house, and stop this ludicrous gyratory motion." Cracking speech, start to finish.
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