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Originally Posted by Mr K
Much like all the other things voted on yesterday, meaningless. Apparently we have to wait another 2 weeks for another 'meaningful' vote -which will doubtless be ignored if it gives the wrong answer !
I know this maybe controversial, but I'm beginning to think politicians are a total waste of time and money...
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Actually the Cooper amendment wasn’t meaningless; it would have led to primary legislation that at the very least would have delayed Brexit and would have made a No Deal outcome far less likely. It is instructive that Parliament is willing to pass non-binding amendments that lean on the government to do certain things (or refrain from doing things), but it is not prepared to take over the executive functions of government by taking over the parliamentary legislative programme and using it to direct the government to act or not to act.
Last night’s events were not meaningless. Parliament has left the government in charge of the process.