XPost: uk.radio.amateur, uk.politics.misc 
 From: pamela.uklegal@gmail.com 
  
 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. 
  
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