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I'm just catching up with the detail, but it seems the Speaker's statement ruling out a 3rd MV on an identical/similar Brexit deal (plus associated points of order) took an hour. You can catch it on iPlayer (BBC Parliament channel) by rewinding to 15:33.
theguardian.com/politics/2019/…
Regardless of your views on Brexit, it's a victory for the proper functioning of Parliament, something the Government have been making a breakneck effort to sabotage in every possible way they can.
I love the bit where he points out that no intervention has been needed since 1920, not because the rules have changed, but because until now a century of MPs have stuck to them.
If you get a chance to catch up, it's a truly magnificent statement by John Bercow. Gives the Government both barrels, again and again, in the most polite and professional way possible. Mic drop from the edge of the atmosphere.
Added: you can also see the whole thing here (hat tip to @milh0use for the link)...
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/62…
It seems, however, that the government might activate the nuclear option of proroguing Parliament (i.e. sending all the MPs home) then starting what would technically be a new session of Parliament, to get around this ruling. This fight's not even past the first round.
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Edwin Hayward🦄🏹🗡️
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Today is the first day that I see no Brexit hope at all. By declining to ask for a long A50 extension, Theresa May has shown that she couldn't care less what Parliament or the country think, she's just an ERG puppet. All bets are now off, folks!
EU are unlikely to save us: they are fed up to their back teeth from being blamed for a Brexit that was not their doing, so they're hardly going to want to step into a "bully" role at this late juncture by throwing their weight around. They'll let us shoot ourselves in the head.
Parliament is also unlikely to be able to play the role of saviour. Getting a legally binding vote through the HOC and through the whole legislative process is a very high hurdle, especially if the Government and other factions actively sabotage and frustrate the process.
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Question on the lips of Brexit-watchers everywhere this morning: has Theresa May's letter to the EU about an Article 50 extension requested a short extension, a long extension, both, or has she avoided specifying the details and just talked about it conceptually in vague terms?
If she's only requesting a short extension, that shuts the door on any sensible softer Brexit, on a general election, or on a second referendum. Only possible choices would be her deal again, no-deal crash out, or no Brexit.
If she only asked for a long extension, anything is possible when it comes to the outcome of Brexit itself, but it would be declaring her deal dead-dead (which it jolly well should be by now anyway). Oh, and the headbanger Brexiters will burst a blood vessel.
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Just got my 2019/2020 council tax bill, and the line item for "Police" is increasing over 12%!

How is that possible. Thanks to a really, really dirty Tory Party trick. They greatly raised the cap on the amount local councils are allowed to spend on policing.
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Why is any of this necessary? Because central police funding has been cut and cut and cut.
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