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Old 10-12-2018, 18:43   #4724
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
£39 billion - (2 x £10 billion) = £19 billion.
I’m at a loss as to where the 2x £10bn comes from. Is that our net contribution? If it is that’ll include things we can’t walk away from, like Nigel Farage’s pension.

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
Well it’s not legislating exactly though is it. It’s political manoeuvring.

It’s a non-binding amendment to a vote that hasn't happened yet.

Indeed the vote could happen at 23:00 on March 28th, thereby leaving the Greave amendment useless.
That’s a clever idea to hold the vote so late as to force no deal. We will be done for.

How does she plan on winning the vote of no confidence though?

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
They can ask to have it extended, but if there doesn’t seem to be any clear resolution to this the EU27 won’t allow the can to be kicked so far.
The EU have nothing to lose, and everything to gain, by leaving us in limbo.
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