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The Last Days of Mrs May?

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trisher Wed 12-Sept-18 11:42:36

So 50 MPs met to discuss getting rid of her, should we be counting the days? Or will she simply stay because there's no other suitable candidate and no one wants a poisoned chalice?

varian Sun 02-Dec-18 20:23:02

17 things European funding has done for Merseyside

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/17-things-european-funding-done-10925208

MaizieD Sun 02-Dec-18 20:29:50

Remember that an alternative government would be the death knell for this country as we'd end up like Venezuela

Apart from the fact that you keep having this repeated to you in the Right wing press, EV, you have absolutely no way of knowing that this will happen. There are such enormous differences between the UK and Venezuela that it is most unlikely.

Actually, the UK is more likely to end up like Venezuela if we carry on with this dreadful tory government and crash out of the EU with no deal. All the money flowing towards the already wealthy and no money, food or medicines for the rest of us... grin The death knell is sounding right now...

EllanVannin Sun 02-Dec-18 20:30:50

Liverpool isn't Wirral.

EllanVannin Sun 02-Dec-18 20:38:42

We've got walk-in centres closing. Nursing homes closing. A bus company has closed down with its services having been cancelled and the loss of dozens of jobs. Wirral doesn't get any handouts.

The EU has funded Liverpool-----not the council nor the government.

EllanVannin Sun 02-Dec-18 20:40:21

This is why 3/4 of Liverpool voted to remain as without the EU the place would have remained looking like a bomb site.

EllanVannin Sun 02-Dec-18 20:42:42

Unlike everywhere else immigration wasn't an issue in Liverpool. It's a port and people have always been used to the comings and goings of those from foreign climes.

Fennel Sun 02-Dec-18 22:41:30

There's no reply to that, Ellan.
I hope the result turns out better for Liverpool.
I feel a bit like that for Tyneside, but I think/hope we will have more resources to keep going.

crystaltipps Mon 03-Dec-18 07:29:19

There are plenty of deprived areas in London and the South East Ellan

EllanVannin Mon 03-Dec-18 08:56:58

crystaltipps if we'd have stuck with the EU those deprived parts of London would eventually have been funded by them. Our councils are " broke " ( debateable ) as by the time they've paid their ambassadors/consultants/managers there's very little left for things of importance. You've only to look at the sad sight of Grenfell tower and ask yourself how long will it be before it's demolished. It costs !

varian Mon 03-Dec-18 10:27:57

The UK faces a "constitutional crisis" if Theresa May does not publish the full legal advice on her Brexit deal on Monday, Labour has warned.

The PM says the advice is confidential, but some MPs think ministers do not want to admit it says the UK could be indefinitely tied to EU customs rules.

Sam Gyimah, who quit the government on Friday, said releasing the advice was "key to restoring trust in politics".

Attorney General Geoffrey Cox will make a statement about it later.

He is set to publish a reduced version of the legal advice - despite calls from MPs from all parties to publish a full version.

MPs say this will not not respect a binding Commons vote last month, which required the government to lay before Parliament "any legal advice in full".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46419790

EllanVannin Mon 03-Dec-18 10:50:08

Ah well if all this goes t*ts up and JC is elected and knowing how " generous " Labour are with other people's money I'm going to claim for all kinds of sickness payments. My motto will be if you can't beat'em then join'em.
Is that " right wing " enough for you MaizieD ?

MaizieD Mon 03-Dec-18 10:55:49

If you're entitled to them, EV why aren't you claiming them now?

EllanVannin Mon 03-Dec-18 11:04:52

I know nothing about health benefits because I haven't needed them. Even having a TIA 12 months ago I returned to fitness though now and again a bit iffy when walking but nevertheless I'm still able to get around which means that I wouldn't be eligible anyway but at 78 if I " put it on " I'd probably receive something but I'm not made that way as there are others far worse off.

varian Mon 03-Dec-18 18:35:30

READY FOR REMAIN Donald Tusk says he’s preparing for the UK to REMAIN in EU if Theresa May loses crunch Brexit vote

www.thesun.co.uk/news/brexit/7871462/donald-tusk-preparing-uk-remain-brexit/

Ilovecheese Mon 03-Dec-18 18:40:24

Not right wing ellanvannin Just dishonest.

EllanVannin Mon 03-Dec-18 18:41:43

Good !

andycameron69 Mon 03-Dec-18 18:44:23

leave , no deal, we have the upper hand.. this will be fabulous

andycameron69 Mon 03-Dec-18 18:45:11

we cannot remain as we voted to leave,, amazing our new future.

varian Mon 03-Dec-18 18:56:33

In a speech on the European Union (EU), Mr Davis said: “If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy”.

At the time he was criticising the EU for imposing irreversible laws on member states - something the current Brexit Secretary said was "not just undemocratic, it is anti-democratic”.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-davis-countries-democracy-brexit-vote-article-50-second-referendum-a7629636.html

The will of the British people in 2018 is to Remain in the EU. The tiny majority that the leave liars achieved two years ago has evaporated as people have started to learn the truth about brexit.

lemongrove Mon 03-Dec-18 19:03:16

Only in your mind Varian wink

Anniebach Mon 03-Dec-18 20:33:15

varian no one knows the will of the British people in 2018,
We know the will of the British people in 2016, we voted leave

varian Mon 03-Dec-18 21:35:01

27% of the British people voted leave in 2018 but the polls now show that most people want to Remain. The reluctance of the leavers to allow the people to vote again indictates that they know this.

winterwhite Mon 03-Dec-18 21:57:06

This long thread started out about Teresa May and whether she should / will stay or go. She certainly doesn’t deserve to stay if she won’t publish the latest legal advice on Brexit in full. She has been bad all along at keeping others informed, and this so-called ‘position statement’ has all the air of another dodgy dossier.

MaizieD Mon 03-Dec-18 22:58:14

Mr Speaker has informed the House of Commons that he believes there is an "arguable case" that a contempt of Parliament has been committed in relation to a failure to comply with a resolution of the House on the publication of #Brexit legal advice. As a result, Mr Speaker will give precedence to a motion tabled tonight, for debate as the first item of business in the House of Commons tomorrow.

This has just been tweeted by the official House of Commons twitter account.

If the motion is carried it could possibly lead to a vote of confidence in T May.

Brexit gets more 'interesting' by the minute...

crystaltipps Tue 04-Dec-18 07:23:21

I’m not sure what an “amazing new future” supporters think we will have in no deal Brexit land. Oh I know, none of that terrible foreign food in our shops, lots of lovely lard and mince to enjoy, none of those pesky furriners working in our hospitals and care homes, life is going to be so marvellous. Meanwhile all those unimportant issues like climate change and policing will get forgotten while our esteemed politicians squabble over which TV channel to hold a pointless debate.