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Originally Posted by jfman
It’s ludicrous to suggest that because Parliament didn’t back Boris and his Brexit deal they “blocked” the rest of his legislative agenda. He was free to introduce it as and when he pleased.
Are you suggesting we simply have elections every five years for a de-facto dictatorship? Accept one proposed bill, you must accept them all?
It sounds right wing enough for most of this forum to get behind, I’ll give it that.
What is ludicrous is to suggest that the current Government after nearly a decade aren’t responsible for law and order, nor the state of the economy. Convenient that.
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You are the one suggesting that approval of the Queen's speech is the same as approving each and every proposal within it, which are fairly general at that point.
You claim that the proposal wasn't blocked.
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"including a bill to prevent automatic early release of prisoners, had been "blocked by Parliament" - it passed by 16 votes...
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At the end of the debate there is a vote. It's normally seen as symbolic, as it is extremely rare for a government to lose it.
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Mr Johnson has already lost seven consecutive House of Commons votes since becoming prime minister. At the moment, if every opposition MP voted against the government, it would lose by 45 votes.
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Not every MP voted on the Queen's Speech.