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I have been blindsided on this matter, as others have been, i will reflect on the matter, absorbing what colleagues say and consulting others for their advice, and I will report to the House on Monday.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
One should no more refuse to request an extension of Article 50 because of what one might regard as the noble end of departing from the EU as soon as possible, than one could excuse robbing a bank on the basis that the cash stolen would be donated to a charitable cause immediately afterwards.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
If we come close to being there I would imagine that parliament would want to cut off such a possibility and to do so forcefully, if that demands additional procedural creativity in order to come to pass it is a racing certainty that this will happen and that neither the limitations of the existing rulebook nor the ticking of the clock will stop it doing so.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
One should no more refuse to request an extension of Article 50 because of what one might regard as the noble end of departing from the EU as soon as possible, than one could possibly excuse robbing a bank on the basis that the cash stolen would be donated to a charitable cause immediately afterwards.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This is not a normal prorogation, it is not typical, it is not standard. It is one of the longest for decades and it represents not just in the minds of some colleagues but huge numbers of people outside, an act of executive fiat.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It is not typical, it is not standard. It is one of the longest for decades and it represents not just in the minds of some colleagues but huge numbers of people outside, an act of executive fiat.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's a joke! the idea that the British parliament can be pushed aside when such a crucial decision is to be made is fantasy.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I've never said anything about going in July of this year, i do feel that now is a time in which momentous events are taking place and there are great issues to be resolved and in those circumstances, it doesn't seem to me sensible to vacate the chair.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I do feel that now is a time in which momentous events are taking place and there are great issues to be resolved and in those circumstances, it doesn't seem to me sensible to vacate the chair.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
The idea that parliament is going to... be evacuated from the center-stage of the debate on Brexit is unimaginable. It is simply unimaginable.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's not for the chair to create a majority that doesn't exist.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
What the government can not legitimately do is resubmit to the House the same proposition -- or substantially the same proposition -- as that of last week, which was rejected by 149 votes.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I have to notify the House in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967 that her Majesty has signified her royal assent to the following acts ... European Union Withdrawal Act 2018.
Found on Reuters 6 years ago
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