| Topic: | Not so fast ... | |
| Posted by: | Lucille Grant | |
| Date/Time: | 18/10/19 16:58:00 |
| While it is possible that Boris will get his Deal (which is barely different from May's except for the border in the Irish Sea) Olive Letwin who supports the Deal is tabling an amendment tomorrow: 'As Letwin explained in the debate yesterday, his aim is to close a loophole in the Benn act. The legislation forces the PM to request a Brexit extension if a deal has not been passed by the end of tomorrow. A vote in favour of the deal tomorrow would have meant there was no need for the PM to request an extension. But if the withdrawal agreement bill (WAB) failed to get through parliament by 31 October, the UK could end up leaving with no deal by accident. Letwin’s amendment would lead to the PM having to request an extension tomorrow, on the proviso that if the WAB gets through by the end of October, at that point the extension would be withdrawn. You could call it a backstop. The Benn act passed by 29 votes at second reading and it is likely that the Letwin amendment, which is just intended to copper bottom the Benn act, will also pass tomorrow. If it does, the make-or-break vote on Johnson’s deal will never actually take place. Instead MPs will vote on a bland motion which could go through on the nod. At that point, if Johnson complies with the assurances that he gave to the court of session in Scotland, he will have to write a letter to the EU requesting an extension. And at that point Johnson would have to decide whether to try to pass his withdrawal agreement bill by 31 October, to release him from the obligation to take up the extension - or whether to accept the extension, and then hold the election that Labour has promised to back in the event of an extension happening. He would campaign promising to implement his Brexit deal - against Labour promising a further negotiation.' |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| This Deal? | 17/10/19 14:45:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:This Deal? | 17/10/19 15:10:00 | Bunny Payne |
| Reply | 17/10/19 15:51:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 17/10/19 16:05:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Reply | 17/10/19 16:13:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 17/10/19 16:28:00 | Andy Pike |
| Reply | 17/10/19 17:31:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 17/10/19 22:05:00 | Ivonne Holliday |
| Re:Re:Reply | 17/10/19 16:19:00 | Ivonne Holliday |
| Reply | 17/10/19 22:33:00 | Michael Ixer |
| HMRC | 17/10/19 20:50:00 | John Gorst |
| Re:This Deal? | 17/10/19 23:12:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Reply | 17/10/19 23:36:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 18/10/19 10:51:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Re:Re:Reply | 18/10/19 12:33:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Reply | 18/10/19 14:45:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Reply | 18/10/19 16:12:00 | Barbara Shillabeer |
| Re:Re:This Deal? | 18/10/19 11:10:00 | Adam Tripp |
| Re:Re:Re:This Deal? | 18/10/19 11:29:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:This Deal? | 18/10/19 16:31:00 | Sue Hammond |
| @Matt | 18/10/19 16:53:00 | Paul Game |
| Re:@Matt | 18/10/19 17:02:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Reply | 18/10/19 17:22:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:This Deal? | 18/10/19 17:04:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:This Deal? | 18/10/19 17:12:00 | Sue Hammond |
| Reply | 18/10/19 17:23:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:This Deal? | 18/10/19 17:30:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Reply | 18/10/19 14:47:00 | Michael Ixer |
| Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 16:58:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 18:48:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Re:Re:Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 19:01:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 19:53:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 19:55:00 | Andy Pike |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 20:45:00 | Matt Palmer |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 22:41:00 | Lucille Grant |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Not so fast ... | 18/10/19 22:06:00 | Michael Winstanley |
| Sarah dit non | 19/10/19 06:58:00 | Sarah Roberts |