Sunday, September 08, 2019
Could MPs Take the PM to Court to Force Brexit Delay?
The Guardian View on the World and Brexit: Rue Britannia
The case for Brexit rested largely upon two misapprehensions – or, to put it less kindly, lies. The first was the belief that engaging in a deep and broad partnership, with the necessary compromises and disadvantages that brings alongside all its benefits, was an act of treacherous self-sabotage. The second was a wholly unrealistic assessment of Britain’s international status and heft, rooted in a vague, nostalgic vision of its imperial past. A third myth sprang from these two: that a post-Brexit Britannia would emerge triumphant, a beacon of democracy, parliamentary sovereignty and prosperity, shining across the waves.
The last three years have left such ideas in tatters; the last week has ripped the remaining shreds away. Its events have left Britain appearing not only backwards-looking, irrational and divided, but fanatical, bitter, frivolous, chaotic and heedless of any legal or customary impediment to the executive. Boris Johnson promised a stroll to sunlit meadows; now he offers a grim, hellish march towards no deal, and his troops have had enough. » | Editorial | Sunday, September 8, 2019
Saturday, September 07, 2019
Boris Johnson 'Will Be Forced from Power If He Defies No-deal Law'
Boris Johnson would trigger a legal and constitutional crisis that would force his resignation as prime minister if he failed to obey a law mandating him to seek another extension to Brexit, according to high-level legal advice obtained by Labour.
The conclusions of a team of leading QCs, which have been sent to the shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer, make clear that the prime minister would be declared in contempt of court if he tried to remain in No 10 while refusing to obey legislation to prevent the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal on 31 October. The new law is expected to gain royal assent from the Queen early next week.
The legal advice, from lawyers at Matrix Chambers, says: “If the prime minister refused to comply with this order, then, while we would be in historically uncharted political territory, the legal position would remain clear – the prime minister would be in contempt of an order of the court and would be exposed to a full range of sanctions.” » | Toby Helm, Michael Savage, Andrew Rawnsleyand Daniel Boffey in Brussels | Saturday, September 7, 2019
Brexit: The End of the Road for Johnson? | DW Quadriga
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Could Trump Be Crueler Than We Thought?
Sir Nicholas Soames Says Tories Started Resembling 'Brexit Sect'
Tory grandee Sir Nicholas Soames has launched a searing attack on Boris Johnson’s leadership and Jacob Rees-Mogg, whom he called a “fraud”, adding the Conservative party is lurching towards a divisive, potentially catastrophic form of “hard-right” conservatism.
In an interview with the Times, Soames – who is the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill – said the Conservatives were starting to resemble a “Brexit sect”, after he had the whip removed for rebelling against the Johnson government along with 20 other MPs.
“I am worried about the Tory party because give or take the odd spasm we have always been seen as pragmatic, sensible, good at our job, sane, reasonable and having the interests of the whole country,” he said. “Now it is beginning to look like a Brexit sect.” » | Lanre Bakare | Saturday, September 7, 2019
Friday, September 06, 2019
Opposition Parties Reject Johnson's Election Call as No-deal Brexit Bill Passes Parliament
Thursday, September 05, 2019
PM Says 'Rather Be Dead In A Ditch' Than Delay Brexit – As His Brother Resigns As Minister
Will Brexit Mean Early Exit for Boris Johnson? | Inside Story
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, failed to break the latest deadlock over Brexit. On Wednesday, MPs voted down his attempts to trigger a snap election. They also passed a bill blocking the possibility of a 'no-deal' exit from the EU.
Johnson had said he was willing to consider that if no new withdrawal deal was agreed. So, where does that leave the Brexit process? And Johnson's own future?
Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra | Guests Alex Deane, Managing Director and Head of Public Affairs UK at FTI Consulting and former Chief of Staff to former UK Prime Minister David Cameron; Larissa Brunner, Policy analyst at the European Policy Centre; Asa Bennett, Brexit Commissioning Editor at the Telegraph.
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Wednesday, September 04, 2019
Ken Clarke Calls Boris Johnson 'Disingenuous'
Trump’s Attorney General and Vice-President Exposed for Routing Money into Trump Hotels | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
Corbyn and Johnson Clash over No-deal Brexit: 'Anti-democratic and Unconstitutional'
THE GUARDIAN: Britain is mired in democratic crisis – but it goes much deeper than Brexit » | Aditya Chakrabortty | Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Tuesday, September 03, 2019
PM Loses Majority after Tory MP Quits ahead of Crucial Vote
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Brexit : au début d’une nouvelle semaine cruciale, Johnson perd sa majorité
A Westminster, mardi 3 septembre, Boris Johnson a tenté de convaincre, pendant près de deux heures de discussions, les députés conservateurs « rebelles » de ne pas soutenir l’opposition contre un Brexit sans accord. « Nous avons promis au peuple que nous mettrions en œuvre le Brexit. Nous avons promis de respecter le résultat du référendum et nous devons le faire maintenant. Ça suffit ! », s’est agacé Boris Johnson lors de sa prise de parole pour l’ouverture d’une rentrée parlementaire houleuse.
« Tout le monde dans ce gouvernement veut un accord, mais c’est vraiment cette Chambre des communes qui a rejeté trois fois l’accord de sortie [conclu entre l’ex-chef du gouvernement Theresa May et Bruxelles] et il ne peut tout simplement pas être ressuscité », a-t-il ajouté. » | Le Monde avec AFP | mardi 3 septembre 2019
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