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Originally Posted by Mick
But not really - you still don't get it - EU Law trounces UK Law - the Speaker, John Bercow pretty much said this last week - so if any of the 27 EU member States, say no, we are out without a deal. The Bill still has to receive Royal Assent and Theresa May, has every right to advise the Queen not to give Royal Assent.
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That’s a lot of “ifs”.
The more likely scenario is the EU will be happy to have us trundle along making net contributions of £1bn a month in a status not dissimilar to the Withdrawal Agreement anyway (which moved the ”serious” Brexit date to 31st December 2020).
The EU want us to remain, and are somewhat expert at undermining referendum outcomes they don’t agree with. The idea they’ll just force no deal is fanciful when their ideal outcome is closer than it’s been at any time since 23rd June 2016. Their other stable outcomes - the May deal, CM 2.0 are all realistic - yet there’s a huge Parliamentary majority, and shortly it’ll be written into statute, against no deal. As you know, only statute can override statute.
European Parliament elections are our problem, and actually could be an opportunity for everyone to get a protest vote out their system before a real election comes along.