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Originally Posted by nomadking
Then what was supposed to be the purpose of the votes?
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May is going through a series of indicative votes to try to find out where a possible way forward is.
Given the rejection of No Deal, and the strong wording of the motion as eventually passed, she has something of a mandate to hold Meaningful Vote 3 on the withdrawal agreement she has made with the EU.
That mandate should be further strengthened tomorrow if she can get support for her Article 50 extension motion, which asks the house to acknowledge that the EU will have to be offered a compelling reason to agree an extension, and the only truly compelling reason to hand is the time required to pass the withdrawal agreement into British law.
Now the DUP and the ERG have seen that there is no majority for No Deal in the Commons, there is a greater likelihood of them voting for the withdrawal agreement if it is put before the Commons next week. Don’t take my word for it though, that’s the view of the FT’s political editor, George Parker.
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Each humiliating disaster for @theresa_may in the Commons this week brings forward the moment of reckoning for the ERG and DUP; I get the sense many will fold next week, especially after tonight's No Deal vote. Is May losing her way to victory?
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20:53 - 13 Mar 2019
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