Theresa May defeated on Brexit again as ERG Tories abstain

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

Theresa May has suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of hardline Eurosceptics, plunging her hopes of uniting the Conservatives around a renegotiated Brexit deal into chaos.

The prime minister failed to win support for her EU strategy after the European Research Group (ERG), led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, abstained on a government motion because it appeared to rule out a no-deal Brexit.

The defeat marks the end of a temporary truce over Brexit among Conservative MPs, who had voted last month in favour of May’s strategy if she could obtain some concessions from Brussels on the issue of the Northern Ireland backstop.

The prime minister was not present for the House of Commons defeat, by 303 votes to 258, in which she again lost control of her party in the crucial final weeks before Britain is due to leave the EU on 29 March.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/14/theresa-may-defeated-on-brexit-again-as-erg-tories-abstain

[BigmanPigman]

1. What a mess. Putin is VERY satisfied these days.

[nycbos]

2. Why not make a deal with Labour.

Call a people's vote. If the vote is remain cancel Brexit. If the vote is leave again agree to support May's Brexit deal given Brussels has said this is the best they would get.


This seems like a reasonable compromise.

[nycbos]

3. Lord Buckethead on Brexit

[paleotn]

4. Ha!!

Oh...my.....fing....God! That is funny as hell!!