XPost: uk.radio.amateur, uk.politics.misc 
 From: hex@unseen.ac.am 
  
 On 16/07/2019 15:47, Pamela wrote: 
 > On 09:02  16 Jul 2019, Norman Wells  wrote: 
 > 
 >> On 16/07/2019 07:19, Stephen Cole wrote: 
 >>> Pamela  wrote: 
 >>>> On 06:06  15 Jul 2019, Stephen Cole  
 >>>> wrote: 
 >>>>> Norman Wells  wrote: 
 >>>>>> On 14/07/2019 12:07, Stephen Cole wrote: 
 >>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>> 
 >>>>>>> Change is coming, OM; Labour landslide at the General Election 
 >>>>>>> Boris calls in a panic shortly after he is forced to revoke A50 in 
 >>>>>>> October. 
 >>>>>> 
 >>>>>> He's going to call a General Election is he? 
 >>>>>> 
 >>>>>> Can you tell us why please? 
 >>>>> 
 >>>>> Because he's going to revoke A50 and that's going to make the ERG 
 >>>>> try to bring him down and the easiest way to avoid that in the short 
 >>>>> term is to call an election. 
 >>>> 
 >>>> Boris may have painted himself into a corner but he daren't revoke 
 >>>> Art.50 or he'll get thrown out even faster than May was. 
 >>>> 
 >>> 
 >>> Can€€€€€€€€t get thrown out if you immediately call a general election. 
 >> 
 >> Lose it though, and you can and indeed will be. 
 >> 
 >> But a general election can't just be called by the Prime Minister. 
 >> Parliament has to agree to it with over two thirds of all MPs voting for 
 >> it. 
 > 
 > Or a simple majority can vote to show no confidence in the government. 
 > 
 >> With the two main parties at present languishing in the polls and 
 >> facing the prospect of losing a large number of seats if there were to 
 >> be such an election, I don't see that number voting for one.  The words 
 >> 'turkeys' and 'Christmas' come inexplicably to mind. 
 > 
 > Circumstances (such as Brexit deadlines, an incompetent scandal prone PM, 
 > deeply split party, etc) may mean Tory turkeys get that early Christmas. 
  
 Sorry, languishing at just 18% in the polls, Labour won't want a general 
 election any more than the Tories.  However much they bluster, they 
 won't therefore table a motion of no confidence that could have that 
 effect.  And no-one else can, so it's not going to happen. 
  
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