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Number 10 replies to my question about whether cabinet ministers saw advice on legality of suspending parliament: “No10 told Amber Rudd's office before she resigned that she could see the full legal advice; she chose to resign without reading it.” Does not say whether other...
ministers have yet seen the full advice, or whether they will.
Reply from source close to @AmberRuddHR: "On Friday Amber was told she could see 'relevant sections' of the legal advice, and not the whole thing, and she would have to read them in a government secure room and not take them away. This is not the same as being given full...
legal advice. And remember we were asking for this for 12 days"
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Not just Brexit where Labour members feel trampled on by their erstwhile hero @jeremycorbyn and the trade union block vote. Most activists want an anti-fracking Green New Deal motion approved by conference but looks set to be squashed by GMB union et al
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So in the end two Brexit “composite” motions were agreed, one saying the party must come out for Remain now and the other endorsing Corbyn’s preference for ambivalence before the election. A procedure committee is meeting now to assess if both are in accordance with...
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There is confidence among Constituency Labour Parties that tonight’s fiendishly complicated compositing process will result in a motion being put to conference tomorrow that contains a phrase like “Labour must reflect the overwhelming view of its members and voters, who...
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