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I think that if the past couple of years have shown anything it’s the importance of having a speaker prepared to stand up for Parliament against a government trying to ride roughshod over it. MPs will be taking that into consideration when deciding his replacement.

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10 hours ago, ewerk said:

I think that if the past couple of years have shown anything it’s the importance of having a speaker prepared to stand up for Parliament against a government trying to ride roughshod over it. MPs will be taking that into consideration when deciding his replacement.

Yes - last time we will see that again for a long time 

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16 hours ago, Isegrim said:

It’s telling that he also has lost the support of ”his” party and that they even haven’t got the decency to show him the appropriate respect for his decision and position.

You‘ve really got an unhealthy and toxic political atmosphere when even the representatives resort to childish behaviour.

 

 

Yeah, there was a standing ovation from the opposite benches following his resignation, and some scattered applause from the Tories - not even a solitary clap from the Tory front bench.

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7 minutes ago, Rayvin said:

What tangible consequence does that actually have?

Well Jo Maugham reckons it means that as of now parliament is no longer prorogued.

The government are appealing and it'll be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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It goes to supreme court in London on 17th Sept.  Last day of Lib Dems conference, labour week after, then Tories. So fairly irrelevant practically but if Johnson is proved to have lied to the queen?? 🤔

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1 minute ago, PaddockLad said:

It goes to supreme court in London on 17th Sept.  Last day of Lib Dems conference, labour week after, then Tories. So fairly irrelevant practically but if Johnson us proved to have lied to the queen?? 🤔

Not irrelevant at all. Parliament has to vote to go into recess during conference season, every chance now they won't vote to do so.

Edit: And even if they did, committee work still goes on during recess meaning that Johnson and his merry band of fools can still be held to account.

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11 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Not irrelevant at all. Parliament has to vote to go into recess during conference season, every chance now they won't vote to do so.

Edit: And even if they did, committee work still goes on during recess meaning that Johnson and his merry band of fools can still be held to account.

 

I bow to your more extensive knowledge of parliamentary procedure, ya cunt 👍

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