Re: Brexit Development(s) Discussion
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Originally Posted by Hugh
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You should probably offer your services to the Attorney General, as you seem to think you know more/better than him and the entire Government legal team. ;)
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Relevant word in bold/underlined...
But you also seem to be missing a/the point - you are stating that something should happen because the (then) PM said so, and his word must be believed; he also said something else, which wasn't true, but that doesn't need to believed.
As I said - chosing your "promises" from DC selectively...
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From a barrister...
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Oh, Twitter. Well that’s alright then.
I wonder exactly what it is the secret barrister is getting so angry about, seeing as the “Downing Street source” has pointedly not said exactly what is being done, other than to confirm they will send the letter as required, but they believe they have a way round the Surrender Act and have been privately briefing EU governments about it.
It seems to me that a number of options are open to the government, one of them being a warning that if the UK continues in membership beyond 31 October it will begin to obstruct the orderly running of the EU by, for example, refusing to agree the budget or to appoint its EU Commissioner.
The Surrender Act may force the Prime Minister to do one specific thing but it does not prohibit him doing anything else. And at the end of the day an extension beyond 31 October requires the unanimous agreement of the EU27. No amount of squealing from the Opposition benches can change that. If BoJo is to comply with British law yet also ensure there is no extension beyond 31 October, then that has to be fought for and gained in Brussels, not Westminster.
Our excitable barrister’s robbery illustration is great satire, but Twitter remains a poor forum for legal debate, even after they lifted the 140 character limit.
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