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© Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.UK politics fractures further as 3 Conservatives defect
By JILL LAWLESS LONDON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Luddite
Expect more defections soon.
CrazyJoe
Theresa May has negotiated probably the best deal other than staying in the EU. But her Brexiteer party members want to play with fire, and Corbyn is more interested in political advantage than in the good of the country.
We wish you luck, and hope you find some way to change your minds before heading off the cliff at the end of March.
Tangerine2000
These three MPs are the epitome of self-serving. They all said they would respect the result of the referendum. Their own constituencies voted to Leave. They then stood for election in 2017 on a Tory manifesto that stated the UK would leave the EU, which entailed leaving the Single Market and Customs Union.
They claim that leaving is a huge mistake and a second referendum is now necessary because the situation has 'changed'. They have gone back on their own word, gone against their own manifesto, they have quit their party, and yet they refuse to hold by-elections so that their own constituents can have a vote. Absolutely hypocritical.
Toasted Heretic
And the tory party will become more hardline. A Brexit no deal, resulting in a hard border in Ireland will see a return to an unwanted variant of the "troubles" - this warning from many Irish politicians is being ignored.
Meanwhile, I'm sure these centrists will get some support but in essence, they're just another version of the Liberal Democrats. All of them should stand down.
itsonlyrocknroll
The clean break, so called no deal, leave 29th March EU withdrawal is becoming an ever diminishing prospect. A extension to Article 50 a more likely proposal.
A second referendum, legislatively could require more that 18 months to navigate a route through the upper and lower houses, without the livelihood of legal challenge.
Keep in mind an extension to Article 50 would need purpose. Although a political fudge could be simple enough to concoct.
They are inspired in part by the "En Marche" movement of French President Emmanuel Macron, which dominated France's most recent presidential and legislative elections at the expense of the country's mainstream parties.
So will all eleven "En Marche" back to their constituency's, and call a by election? Renew there mandate from their local electorates? Eight are from solid leave constituencies. I doubt it. Charlatans and frauds no less
Chop Chop
She was hopelessly negotiation with EU for Brexit. She wasn't good negotiator after all.