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Old 24-05-2019, 19:58   #2595
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Re: Brexit

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
No, no, no! Employing the GATT legislation to enable the protection period is exactly what ERG members want, and the DUP will come on board without the backstop being part of the arrangement. All is good. At last.
An absolute fantasy. If it was that easy why haven’t we done it? Theresa would still be PM with her feet up and polling numbers in the 40s.

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
No it didn’t,

There was an indicative vote, that’s all. No legislation whatsoever.

And May was too spineless to ignore it. Any future PM would be wise to learn from that.
Semantics. The extension in itself was legislation.
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