Well he allowed three votes on Theresa May's leave deal that eight of the current British cabinet members (including Boris) voted against. Why weren't they expelled from the Party? The deepseated resentment of the 'one nation' Tories over this hypocrisy are likely fuel further fires in the Party which has now more or less become UKIP+.
Today Boris's Brother Jo Johnson, a Minister, quit the Parliamentary Party.
I was busy all day yesterday but it appears that the stop no deal Brexit Bill successfully passed through the House of Commons and is now being debated in the senior House of Lords (which often speaks more sense). The Conservatives in the Lords, who are in a minority against the Labour and LibDems, apparently tabled over 100 amendments to waste the time out so their Lordships planned on sitting 24/7 through to Friday to get the no deal Brexit Bill passed but apparently the pro no deal Brexit Opposition in the Lords folded sometime this morning and did a deal that would allow the Bill to pass through the Lords by Friday 5pm UK time. It will them return to the House of Commons on Monday and following a final vote there should be sent for the Royal Assent by Her Majesty. There have been rumours that the current Government will not submit such a Bill for the Royal Assent which in effect would prevent it becoming a law. In such a case a 'Humble Submission' is apparently planned. This is in effect an appeal to the Queen to have the Bill sent for so she can give her assent as it is the will of her sitting Parliament.
Following the passing of the Bill in the HoC Johnson naturally tabled his motion for a General Election which the Government won but not with a sufficient number of votes to win the calling of an election - as I predicted because they needed 2/3rds of MPs to back it. The MPs who oppose a no deal Brexit and who clearly now have a majority in the Common and Lords do not trust the Johnson Government one inch and until the block no deal Bill becomes law and an extension is agreed will not permit an election.
It also transpires that contrary to Boris's 'negotiations are going well' nothing new has been proposed by the UK regarding the Northern Ireland 'backstop' that Boris says must go. Apparently also Dominic Cummings, who it seems was behind the firing of the 21 rebel Tory MPs, is not a member of the Conservative Party himself. As a former member of the Party I find this exceedingly improper and as I said among natural 'one nation' conservatives, such as myself, a medium term attempt to take back the Party and rid it of right wing extremists must be expected.
Today Boris's Brother Jo Johnson, a Minister, quit the Parliamentary Party.
I was busy all day yesterday but it appears that the stop no deal Brexit Bill successfully passed through the House of Commons and is now being debated in the senior House of Lords (which often speaks more sense). The Conservatives in the Lords, who are in a minority against the Labour and LibDems, apparently tabled over 100 amendments to waste the time out so their Lordships planned on sitting 24/7 through to Friday to get the no deal Brexit Bill passed but apparently the pro no deal Brexit Opposition in the Lords folded sometime this morning and did a deal that would allow the Bill to pass through the Lords by Friday 5pm UK time. It will them return to the House of Commons on Monday and following a final vote there should be sent for the Royal Assent by Her Majesty. There have been rumours that the current Government will not submit such a Bill for the Royal Assent which in effect would prevent it becoming a law. In such a case a 'Humble Submission' is apparently planned. This is in effect an appeal to the Queen to have the Bill sent for so she can give her assent as it is the will of her sitting Parliament.
Following the passing of the Bill in the HoC Johnson naturally tabled his motion for a General Election which the Government won but not with a sufficient number of votes to win the calling of an election - as I predicted because they needed 2/3rds of MPs to back it. The MPs who oppose a no deal Brexit and who clearly now have a majority in the Common and Lords do not trust the Johnson Government one inch and until the block no deal Bill becomes law and an extension is agreed will not permit an election.
It also transpires that contrary to Boris's 'negotiations are going well' nothing new has been proposed by the UK regarding the Northern Ireland 'backstop' that Boris says must go. Apparently also Dominic Cummings, who it seems was behind the firing of the 21 rebel Tory MPs, is not a member of the Conservative Party himself. As a former member of the Party I find this exceedingly improper and as I said among natural 'one nation' conservatives, such as myself, a medium term attempt to take back the Party and rid it of right wing extremists must be expected.
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