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The Tory Party is of course deeply split between three factions: bastards driven by a ruthless ideology, bastards driven purely by personal gain, and bastards driven by both.
---Craig Murray
---Craig Murray
BREAKING:
Boris Johnson QUITS amid Brexit conflict
UK
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has resigned mere hours after Brexit
Secretary David Davis left his post, as the political crisis over the
UK’s Brexit strategy intensifies.
9
July, 2018
The
government of British Prime Minister Theresa May has been plunged
into turmoil with the resignation of two senior Cabinet ministers in
a deep split over her Brexit strategy.
Boris
Johnson, the UK’s clumsy and outspoken Foreign Secretary has
announced his resignation just hours after The Duran reported that a
top Brexit official, David Davis quit, “over his frustration with a
negotiated deal by PM Theresa May for a “soft” UK departure from
the European Union.”
The
Prime Minister’s latest political drama began late on Sunday night
when Davis quit, declaring he could not support May’s Brexit plan.
He said it involved too close a relationship with the EU and gave
only an illusion of control being returned to the UK after it left
the EU. In a BBC radio interview Monday morning, Davis said, “It
seems to me we’re giving too much away, too easily, and that’s a
dangerous strategy at this time.”
The
announcement came after Johnson failed to attend the international
Western Balkans Summit in London, which fueled speculation a
resignation was forthcoming — fellow attendee Michael Roth, German
Minister of State for Europe, tweeted by early afternoon the gathered
were “still waiting for our host.”
We’re still waiting for our host... #WBLondonSummit
Johnson’s
resignation will surely add further fuel to speculation he may be
planning a leadership bid, even though Conservative MPs of any stance
are yet to publicly call for May’s resignation and/or a leadership
election — he told his fellow cabinet ministers last week May’s
Brexit proposals amounted to “polishing a turd”.
Via
Sputnik:
“The
likelihood of him [Johnson] winning an election among MPs may not be
very high — while 129 Conservative MPs (51 percent of the
parliamentary party) supported ‘leave’ in the June 2016
referendum, many have reservations about Johnson’s hard Brexit
vision. Moreover, while Johnson remains very popular with rank and
file party members, a leadership contest necessitates a vote of
confidence, and May is reportedly willing to fight such a contest.
There
are also key differences within ‘leave’ circles over how much the
UK should prioritize the national economy, by compromise on key
issues such as leaving the remit of the European Court of Justice and
ending free movement. Theresa May only has a majority in Parliament
with the support in key votes of the 10 MPs from Northern Ireland’s
Democratic Unionist Party, so any split raises questions about
whether her plan could survive a Commons vote — and has also led to
renewed questions about whether she will face a challenge to her
position.”
The
decision by Johnson, a former mayor of London, to back Brexit, was
seen as crucial when the issue was taken to a referendum two years
ago. He became a leading figure in the “Leave” campaign, but as
Foreign Secretary in May’s government, he was prone to embarrassing
gaffes and criticized for not being prepared enough.
Deputy
leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson stated that “Theresa May’s
government is in utter meltdown. The country is at a standstill with
a divided and shambolic government. The Prime Minister can’t
deliver Brexit and has zero authority left.”
How Establishment TV - Channel 4 - is describing things
Prime
Minister Theresa May’s foreign minister and Brexit negotiator quit
on Monday in protest at her plans to keep close trade ties with the
European Union after Britain leaves the bloc, stirring rebellion in
her party’s ranks.
JEREMY
Hunt has vowed to help deliver a successful Brexit after being
appointed Foreign Secretary following Boris Johnson's shock
resignation.
Prime
Minister Theresa May’s foreign minister and Brexit negotiator quit
on Monday in protest at her plans to keep close trade ties with the
European Union after Britain leaves the bloc, stirring rebellion in
her party’s ranks.
The
Guardian -
Tories
warned to fall into line or risk handing keys of No 10 to Labour
leader
From the Express..
This is how Zero Hedge sees it from the other side of the Atlantic
They're
dropping like flies...
You
will find more infographics at Statista
Following
the resignations of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit
Secretary David Davis within hours of one another (as well a number
of junior ministers), UK Prime Minister Theresa
May has been left exposed as the head of an increasingly divided
Conservative Party.
Below, Reuters'
Andrew MacAskill explains how
May could be removed from office if she has to face a leadership
challenge:
What needs to happen for there to be a leadership contest?
A
leadership challenge can be triggered if 15 percent of members of
parliament in May’s Conservative Party write a letter to the
chairman of the party’s so-called “1922 committee”.
The
Conservatives currently have 316 members of parliament (MPs) so 48 of
them would need to write such letters to challenge May.
Once
that threshold has been reached, the chairman will announce the start
of the contest and invite nominations.
Could this happen to May?
The
chairman of the 1922 committee is the only person who will know
exactly how many members of parliament have submitted letters of no
confidence.
But
some eurosceptic members of parliament have started submitting
letters to the committee chairman in protest over her Brexit
negotiating strategy.
What will happen during a no confidence vote?
If
a no confidence vote is called then all serving Conservative members
of parliament will be able to cast a vote for or against the serving
leader.
If
May wins any confidence vote she remains in office. If she loses, she
is obliged to resign and barred from standing in the leadership
election that follows.
How quickly can a no confidence vote take place?
In
the last no confidence vote against a sitting Conservative leader in
2003, the chairman of the 1922 committee announced he had received
enough letters to trigger a vote on Oct. 28 and the vote was held the
next day.
What would happen if May lost the no confidence vote?
If
May lost a no confidence vote then there would be a leadership
contest.
If
several names are put forward to lead the party, then a vote is held
among Conservative MPs using the first past the post system to
whittle down the field with the candidate with the fewest votes
removed. Another ballot among Conservative lawmakers is then held
until two candidates remain.
The
final two nominees are then put to a ballot of the wider Conservative
Party membership with the winner named the new leader.
Following
David Cameron’s decision to step down as prime minister and
Conservative leader after the EU referendum in 2016, five candidates
put their names forward.
The
field was narrowed to May and then junior minister Andrea Leadsom but
she pulled out of the race before members voted, leaving May to
become leader unopposed.
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Finally,
we note that, as a recent YouGov poll shows, even
before this weekend's events, the majority of the public felt Brexit
was 'going badly'.
You
will find more infographics at Statista
Taking
the most blame for this, as our chart shows, is indeed the government
with 68 percent of respondents pointing their fingers in this
direction. The
second most popular target is the EU, but the team on the other side
of the negotiating table only attracted 37 percent of the shared
blame.
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