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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
One of the things that gets to me beyond the arrogance of Parliament in the face of the Referendum, is that Boris was overwhelmingly elected to be Tory leader by the party membership; yet c. 20 Tory rebels can't accept that either, causing Boris to act recklessly with the Constitution.
But now that Boris has withdrawn the whip from 21 MPs, they won't be there when he needs them.
Moving on from that, those Tory traitors (for that's what they are) have supported the aptly named "Surrender Act" which puts our immediate future into the hands of the EU who can determine the extension period if any. "Traitor" is an apt word in both senses.
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Theresa May was elected unopposed in the third ballot (which, I think, also counts as "overwhelming) as Leadsom withdrew, but 39 Tory MPs voted against her (including Patel, Raab, BJ, JRM) - should they be branded ”Tory traitors"?
Using words like "traitor" inflames the easily provoked, and can lead to threats and violence - I believe that phrase is inappropriate. Some colleagues of mine in the RAF worked with Geoffrey Prime - he was a traitor.
Words can have consequences, so I wish people would use them more carefully.