Yesterday, the British Parliament voted for a second time against a proposed treaty with the EU for Brexit. The deal had been negotiated by prime minister May. Today, May put forward a resolution disapproving of a no deal Brexit as of now. Then the resolution got amended to condemn a no deal Brexit. It was a non-binding resolution, however. It passed, but May ended up voting against her own resolution. Once again, the Tories rebelled against Mays instructions. Despite the resolution, a no deal Brexit is still on tap for two weeks from now. Tomorrow, the Commons will vote on delaying Brexit for 90 days, but the EU already said it wouldn't accept that. In short, it's a total mess.
This mess is a catastrophe for the British government. There seem to be no effective political parties in the UK at this time. The Tories can't agree on Brexit. The Labour party just split with over a dozen MPs actually resigning from the party. It's hard to imagine just who is going to lead either party successfully.
Hopefully, both parties will hold new leadership elections so that someone with the support of the party can lead it into the next elections. Then the British people ought to be allowed to choose new leadership. May is just embarrassing herself day by day. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party leader, has managed to blow up his coalition without even getting to govern. What a mess.
I know this sounds hard to imagine, but the Brits have managed to make American politics look stable and well grounded.
This mess is a catastrophe for the British government. There seem to be no effective political parties in the UK at this time. The Tories can't agree on Brexit. The Labour party just split with over a dozen MPs actually resigning from the party. It's hard to imagine just who is going to lead either party successfully.
Hopefully, both parties will hold new leadership elections so that someone with the support of the party can lead it into the next elections. Then the British people ought to be allowed to choose new leadership. May is just embarrassing herself day by day. Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour party leader, has managed to blow up his coalition without even getting to govern. What a mess.
I know this sounds hard to imagine, but the Brits have managed to make American politics look stable and well grounded.
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