Post 3060099 by jamie@mstdn.iofoundry.eu
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(DIR) Post #3042425 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-16T19:49:16Z
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Theresa May's government survives the no-confidence motion by 19 votes (Ayes 306 Noes 325). As expected. No General Election following this vote. This doesn't preclude another no-confidence vote in the future.#Brexit #UK #politics
(DIR) Post #3042442 by BrokenBiscuit@scifi.fyi
2019-01-16T19:50:14Z
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@fitheachTo only survive by 19 votes must have been butt clenching for the tories
(DIR) Post #3042525 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-16T19:54:58Z
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@BrokenBiscuit Hmmm, don't think so. Prime Minister will have known the situation beforehand. Whips will have checked their own MPs, and PM will have consulted with DUP.Had the DUP voted the other way the government would have lost by one vote.
(DIR) Post #3042620 by bob@soc.freedombone.net
2019-01-16T19:52:56.210485Z
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@fitheach We demand...another no-confidence vote!
(DIR) Post #3042621 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-16T19:58:21Z
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@bob I think another one is quite likely. Something would need to change, though. DUP made unhappy or Tory Remainers worried about a no-deal.Another possible would be a National Government,similar to the situation during wartime.
(DIR) Post #3042749 by wizardofosmium@mastodon.social
2019-01-16T20:04:09Z
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@fitheach Considering all the turmoil in UK politics recently, I'm really not surprised at the result.Labour now can't get a general Election so now we have to hope they'll push for a Peoples Vote but somehow I don't think they will.
(DIR) Post #3042809 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-16T20:08:21Z
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@wizardofosmium I really don't think Corbyn wants a PV, and May certainly doesn't. I see Ian Blackford mentioned PV several times today.EU have effectively ruled-out an Article 50 extension.The only option that has increased in likelihood is no-deal.
(DIR) Post #3047865 by jamie@mstdn.iofoundry.eu
2019-01-16T23:09:49Z
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@fitheach Closer than I expected.
(DIR) Post #3060098 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-01-16T23:14:49Z
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@jamie @fitheach It matched the predictions I read based on the TM mps saying even though they voted against the brexit deal they'd vote for the govt.I did hold out a tiny hope a few would flop over though.
(DIR) Post #3060099 by jamie@mstdn.iofoundry.eu
2019-01-16T23:27:51Z
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@gemlog @fitheach Part of me wants the drama, the other part can’t stomach more.
(DIR) Post #3060100 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-01-16T23:37:15Z
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@jamie @fitheach I'm more removed and mostly only learn the coarse information a day or two at a time - I'm not inundated with detail all day.When I get up in the morning it's already 14h00 in London.For me, most of the drama is lost and only the consequences remain.
(DIR) Post #3060101 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-01-17T08:50:20Z
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@gemlog I suppose it is a bit like looking forward to the next episode of Game of Thrones. Only for you to see other people discuss how the episode ends.@jamie
(DIR) Post #3065287 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-01-17T12:43:22Z
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@fitheach @jamie That sounds kind of cold - I'm more emotionally involved than that, but, yes, the time shifting does remove any sense of suspense in the end :-)