From: notyalckram@gmail.com 
  
 On Tuesday, 16 July 2019 16:34:26 UTC+1, Norman Wells  wrote: 
 > 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. 
  
 What has Corbyn got to lose? 
  
 > And no-one else can, so it's not going to happen. 
  
 Wrong again: - 
 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/conservative-leadership- 
 ace-boris-johnson-plans-early-election-to-hit-corbyn-h7d0rq090 
  
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