When she promises to her MPs in that meeting before the vote that she would not stay on to fight the next election, did she realise that next election might be in a couple of months time? Or was she being vague about this meaning "I will leave before 2022?" There will be a lot of questions again in a couple of months if circumstances go the way some forecast!! Will her "immunity" count when her vote was won from this vague statement?
The stark contrast. Corbyn loses VOC by something like 40 - 172. Goes to the members who overwhelmingly support him. May wins VOC and thus stops it going to the members who overwhelmingly want her out.
This surely has to be the most farcical government in history. At least in the past, governments had conviction in their mistakes. I just don’t have a clue what this rabble are trying to do any more
Don't confuse what people knew and what you assumed. My mum is still pissed at the leave vote because she almost voted leave for the NHS funds. Despite having been on the fence she complains about them more than i do when we talk politics now.
May is in an even worse position than she was before the vote. She now knows that more than a third of her parliamentary party will never support her, except to keep themselves in government. This isn’t healthy for democracy.
To be fair Chilcs, isn’t that what happens whoever is in power during a Party squabble? They all fight until self preservation kicks in. In that aspect, they’re all the bloody same.
You’re not suggesting that an MP has translated figures to suit their own story are you? Whatever next!
I’m thinking back to John Major, who resigned as party leader in 1995 while PM, to force a leadership election which he won comfortably. He managed to stay in power without a parliamentary majority until the General Election became due in 1997. Blair of course then won with a landslide, but Major had managed to keep his party behind him for nearly 2 years. I can’t see Theresa doing the same thing I’m afraid.
She needs support to get her deal through parliament and can't be kicked out by the Brexiteers in her own party. She needs support to get her deal though parliament and won't be pm at next election anyway. Maybe hold a referendum to try and get a mandate? Win win for a remain supportimg pm who created the deal. Just saying
