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tree_and_leaf(Or, you know, tell the parliamentary party that he's planning to put an early general election to Parliament, since as angelofthenorth points out below, the Fixed Term Parliament Act doesn't allow him to do so)
Which would be good in a way as it's stepping away from the coup-like behaviour, but I wish I was more optimistic about the chances of a good result from an election he's going to spin as people versus parliament.
Either way, this is how I'm currently imagining Johnson's cabinet meetings:
angelofthenorth points out below, the Fixed Term Parliament Act doesn't allow him to do so)Which would be good in a way as it's stepping away from the coup-like behaviour, but I wish I was more optimistic about the chances of a good result from an election he's going to spin as people versus parliament.
Either way, this is how I'm currently imagining Johnson's cabinet meetings:
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Date: 2019-09-02 01:54 pm (UTC)Having listened to the 1 o'clock news, though, I don't think it would be a step away from coup-like behaviour. An election would be hard for anti no-deal MPs to accept, knowing that Johnson could then set the deadline so that the election timing ensured no deal. But if they turn it down, then he can be guaranteed to use it to ramp up the 'parliament is the enemy of the people's will' rhetoric.
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Date: 2019-09-02 05:23 pm (UTC)Well done to the protestors making themselves audible during his speech, though.