Brexit vote

[firstfloor]

Parliament will be suspended just days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline.

Boris Johnson said a Queen's Speech would take place after the suspension, on 14 October, to outline his "very exciting agenda".

A no-deal Brexit is looking likely at this point.

I could probably do UK tours of religious sites while the pound is so cheap for you Yanks. What you think?

[Teallaura]

While I agree, there does seem to be some movement within the EU (I grant, I think it's more posturing but it might not be).

My guess is they are now playing 'who gets the eventual blame' - but realistically, a no deal was pretty much guaranteed back in April. If neither side is going to move then all the extensions in the world won't do anything but delay the inevitable. And it never looked like there were enough Remainers in Parliament to actually derail the thing (which is what it looked like they were trying to do).

Not my country - and all I really remember from Comparative Politics is how insane the British Constitution is.

[rogue06]

A no-deal Brexit is looking likely at this point.

I could probably do UK tours of religious sites while the pound is so cheap for you Yanks. What you think?

Interesting that Boris appeared to need the Queen's permission to suspend Parliament. I was under the impression that at this point that the royals were purely figureheads.

[Teallaura]

Interesting that Boris appeared to need the Queen's permission to suspend Parliament. I was under the impression that at this point that the royals were purely figureheads.

The UK constitution is weird.

[Teallaura]

Wow - parliament will be prorogued for nearly a month. The queen signed off on it - obstensively for her upcoming speech.




BBC special about it (long):

TLDR News explanation (short):

[Cow Poke]

Wow - parliament will be prorogued...

My brudder gets himself into everything, but I've never seen "pro" used as part of his name!

[Cow Poke]

Interesting that Boris appeared to need the Queen's permission to suspend Parliament. I was under the impression that at this point that the royals were purely figureheads.

Maybe they keep her around for such a time as this!

[Teallaura]

My brudder gets himself into everything, but I've never seen "pro" used as part of his name!

[firstfloor]

Interesting that Boris appeared to need the Queen's permission to suspend Parliament. I was under the impression that at this point that the royals were purely figureheads.

The Queen has little if any option; she has to follow the advice given to her by her Prime Minister. She has no other advisor.

[One Bad Pig]

The Queen has little if any option; she has to follow the advice given to her by her Prime Minister. She has no other advisor.

When did it become mandatory to take any advice proffered?

[mossrose]

Interesting that Boris appeared to need the Queen's permission to suspend Parliament. I was under the impression that at this point that the royals were purely figureheads.

We have had parliament prorogued here, as well. But the PM only has to go to the Governor General, who is the representative of the Queen. I remember once, when Stephen Harper was PM, and the Liberals and the NDP were planning coalition of their parties to unseat him. There have been other times, but I don't recall them.

[Teallaura]

This one may, or may not, be a constitutional crisis. And may, or may not, result in the dissolution of the Union.

[rogue06]

We have had parliament prorogued here, as well.

It only makes sense that everyone should be pro-rogue.

[Teallaura]

It only makes sense that everyone should be pro-rogue.

It can set off a constitutional crisis and possibly destroy a nation. Frighteningly apropos...

[firstfloor]

Boris v the EU’s solidarity fund.