Johnson goads opponents to call election as Brexit chaos deepens

It looks like Jeremy Corbyn and his Labor Party was a coward and scare of election. It seems to be Jeremy Corbyn and his Labor Party think they cannot win the election.

Why don't Labor change its leadership if they think the Labor Party cannot win election with Jeremy Corbyn?

Britain must have a fresh election to break the Brexit deadlock.

Wow - a country where there are at least some conservatives and a Supreme Court with integrity. I wonder what that's like...

A general election is needed to weed out these non effectual H of C MPs!

I'm against Brexit and don't like Johnson, but he certainly has a point. Jeremy Corbyn is a coward sitting on the fence since 3 years. He is not a leader. Throw him out first and things may move on.

A general election would cover a lot more than simply Brexit and would muddy the waters at this point.

If the aim is to find out what the people think about Brexit, then ask them about Brexit - hold a second referendum, with three clear choices: No-deal, Johnson’s New Improved deal, Remain.

With the details of each option set out fairly and honestly.

The only fly in the ointment being that Bozo doesn’t have a deal, new, improved or otherwise.

Oops.

It looks like Jeremy Corbyn and his Labor Party was a coward and scare of election. It seems to be Jeremy Corbyn and his Labor Party think they cannot win the election.

He is clear that he wants an election, but it should be after the end of October once Johnson has secured an extension. An election now would mean dissolving parliament for a month, leaving it powerless at a crucial time.

Of course a general election is not a single issue, it focuses on a democratic belief that the electorate can be allowed to make a informed decision.

Cleo, please tell me that you are not so ignorant to believe the electorate are too feckless and stupid,

Say it please, at least be honest. Tony Blair believes that to.

it focuses on a democratic belief that the electorate can be allowed to make a informed decision.

No, it focuses on the democratic belief that people have the right to have a say in how the country is run.

'Respecting' the result of the referendum (regardless of the actual result) gives half the electorate everything, and half the electorate nothing. That is not democratic whichever way you spin it.

Please tell me that you are not so ignorant as to believe that the referendum was based on 'informed decisions'. It was based on misinformation, outright lies and illegal funding.

please tell me that you are not so ignorant to believe the electorate are too feckless and stupid

Well 17.4 million did a very good impression of feckless and stupid....

Johnson's looking for a bailout from his Oct 31 deadline

There's always the ditch option?

Johnson's comments about MP Jo Cox, murdered by an extreme right-winger, were revolting and totally repugnant. The man's a shameless, lying fraud, an utter disgrace.

Chop ChopToday 06:53 am JST

It looks like Jeremy Corbyn and his Labor Party was a coward and scare of election. It seems to be Jeremy Corbyn and his Labor Party think they cannot win the election.

mu-daToday 07:28 am JST

I'm against Brexit and don't like Johnson, but he certainly has a point. Jeremy Corbyn is a coward sitting on the fence since 3 years. He is not a leader. Throw him out first and things may move on.

Yawn. Not more of this garbage...

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Right-wing extremists have had their global resurgence--time for the world to drift back to reality.

The pendulum is swinging back, and gathering speed. How far it goes in the opposite direction could be historic, which begs the question--what happens when it veers back this way? Humanity has become far too complacent about its own history. We're running out of opportunities to learn from our mistakes.

Cleo is it genuinely about the will of 17, what so ever million decision to leave the European Union?

I don't believe it is. The referendum is not legislatively binding. You have quite rightly pointed that out in previous posts.

The electorate must be able to hold their members of parliament responsible, I actually agree with Jeremy Corbyn, he never voted or supported with any a single EU directive or measure.

Lells distinguish what we can agree on, the common agricultural policy is a abomination.

There has be be an general election. Please have faith in the will of the people, the essence of debate, the ability to stand on the hustings and shout out loud your reasoning and logic and cast it to the people and let the people decise. Is that so difficult?

Running out of options

That's basically the situation in four words. The four paragraphs are about the leader of the country, the person in power, blaming everything on the opposition, people who are not in power. It is because he has no other options.

The other major reason is that Johnson can stand up, offer nothing for the country, and shout names at the opposition, blaspheming the dead even, and a foreign-owned large chunk of the UK press will report it as a Johnson triumph. It is Pravda/Chemical Ali level propaganda. The BBC, now more partisan than Murdoch's Sky News and Japan's NHK, have also proved themselves to be a government mouthpiece.

Johnson invoking the memory of an MP assassinated by a far-right Brexiteer by saying it would honor her to carry out Brexit is breathtaking in its baseness. He needs to go. He's a proven criminal, he's a shameless liar, and a repulsive opportunist obsessed only with his own ego.

Holy Mother of god, Johnson actually defiled the memory of Jo Cox, I have a link but I am not going to post, what the hell did Johnson think would come of such a desecration?

Why even mention her name there is no logical reason to do so!!

Logic isn't really the strong suit of Brexiteers, but it's certainly not the preserve of the puke given human form that is Boris Johnson.

Johnson managed to link the loss of Jo Cox, the pain that must be to the family and the politics surrounding Brexit. Johnson is a menace, totality give up what a prat.

Johnson had the gall to say the House should honour murdered MP Jo Cox by delivering Brexit. It's sickening.

Gotta do what's in the best interest of the country (same for EU & euros)... thing is britain is so fractured over brexit that i no longer think there's 'a' solution. Remain, leave, hard brexit/deal, extension etc all lose lose scenarios imo (some perhaps not as bad but still pretty awful nonetheless for ppl 'on the other side'). Sadly/funnily enough i think the status quo's probably the least bad situation for now that's why some pollies are seeking an extension i.e buy some more time to figure out what to do next, hoping their constituents accept/forget/forgive whatever etc. what a mess!

Do ppl really think that the other side(s) will 'get on with it', forget the last 3-4 years etc after the next elections, referendum (if any) or decision?! i dont think so.

Am not even sure it's in the EU's best interest to have a politically and socially 'wounded' country among them.

I hope the Queen actually speaks her Mind upon Brexit... having the Supreme Court tell the Politicians that they're breaking the Law, wouldn't make this such an impossibility at present.

I remember after Jo Cox was murdered by a rightist nut job the conspiracy theorists on this site and elsewhere went absolutely potty. They can’t be expected to know or behave better.

A prime minister of the UK using her brutal murder to try to score points is trash. Get this travesty out of office.

Mr Cox has had a very tough time losing his wife, conspiracy theorists in a feeding frenzy and now this amoral show pony trying to get mileage out of it.

I hope the Queen actually speaks her Mind upon Brexit... 

She should stay out of it. It’s not her job and she’s already seen the public turn on the monarchy in her lifetime.

I doubt she’d put the institution in jeopardy. They’d have to get jobs and stuff.

Jeremy Corbyn is pooing his pants at the prospect of a General Election, a return to the people?

An Election Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for since he lost the 2017 General Election?

An Election Corbyn failed, even though Theresa May succeeded in delivering the most incompetent campaign since Michael Foot disastrous 1983 labour manifesto that lead to Margaret Thatcher blinkered monetarism.

An Election Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for since he lost the 2017 General Election?

Your hatred of this man is clouding your reason. I’m not a fan but his tactic makes perfect sense.

If you think reasonably, you should get this.

Honestly I don't dislike Jeremy Corbyn personally, frankly he is not a dislikable fellow at all, it is his politics i detest.

Waving his arms and yelling "come on, come on then" to a raucous House of Commons, Johnson told his opponents they could bring a vote of no-confidence in the government on Thursday and trigger an election to finally break the Brexit impasse.

.....Parliament remains in deadlock, with Johnson intent on leading Britain out of the EU with or without an exit agreement while most lawmakers are determined to block a no-deal scenario, which they fear will cause huge economic disruption.

.....Running out of options and with an eye on an election campaign, he sought on Wednesday to paint his opponents as not just opposed to a no-deal Brexit, but opposed to Brexit altogether: defying the wishes of the people.

....."I think the people of this country can see perfectly clearly what is going on," he said. "They know that this parliament does not want to honor its promises to respect the referendum. The leader of the opposition and his party do not trust the people."

Yes, Parliament remains in deadlock. That's the problem. If these MP's wish to end this deadlock there are only two choices. Either enable another election, and let the voters decide which way THEY WANT THEIR GOVERNMENT TO GOVERN. Or hold another referendum and LET THE VOTERS DECIDE WHICH WAY THEY WANT THEIR GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE.

It's obvious that the current Parliament can not govern G.B.. Time to let the voters decide. It's called Democracy.

cleo - No, it focuses on the democratic belief that people have the right to have a say in how the country is run.

'Respecting' the result of the referendum (regardless of the actual result) gives half the electorate everything, and half the electorate nothing. That is not democratic whichever way you spin it.

LOL. That is exactly how a democracy is supposed to work. It's the people who are supposed to decide. The elected representatives are supposed to be answerable to the people. The people voted, and the result of that vote was that G.B. was to leave the E.U.. In their last truly democratic vote, elected representatives invoked article 50 in support of the people's vote to leave the E.U.. Since that time many elected representatives have chosen to obstruct the people's will. You may chose to assume that a vote by the people must be 100 percent for, or against, an issue before that issue can be pursued by the government. That is simply not true. A simple majority is all that's needed. A simple majority that already exists.

At this point in time, a 2nd referendum would be the best way to end government gridlock. Remain or Leave, a winner take all approach will end this debacle. Only as a 2nd choice, a call for another election would allow the voters to end Parliamentary gridlock. However, a 3rd post-referendum election might result in extended gridlock.