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An intriguing thought:
Jeremy Corbyn may want to be World King (sorry, I just can't get over Boris Johnson's early description of his own ambitions) and hold a GE after that, but...
To become WK he needs 50%+1 of MPs
To get a GE under the FTPA he needs 66% of MPs.
Jeremy Corbyn may want to be World King (sorry, I just can't get over Boris Johnson's early description of his own ambitions) and hold a GE after that, but...
To become WK he needs 50%+1 of MPs
To get a GE under the FTPA he needs 66% of MPs.
One may be very difficult but possible, the other impossible. Why? Because why would Labour MPs vote for a GE *after* JC is in power? Their guy is WK. A GE puts that at risk. What's the incentive? And why would MPs from other parties risk a GE that could give BJ a majority?
They know remain is divided. If BJ can whip a frenzy of anger at the prospect of losing Brexit, he can sweep the BP vote.
And you can bet anything JC knows this. So he can be WK, try for an election, then when that fails he can say "oopsie, guess I'm your PM until 2022 then..."
And you can bet anything JC knows this. So he can be WK, try for an election, then when that fails he can say "oopsie, guess I'm your PM until 2022 then..."
There is another wrinkle to this too. In JC's whizz-bang plan, the EU will let us have an A50 extension to leave time for a GE. But if he's unable to muster the votes for said GE, then...?
