ToryGraph - May's absurd Brexit plan

[BrilloPad]

There's not a chance it will be 5 years.

It will be 5 years. No chance May will call an election before that. And no chance of one being forced upon her. Since she bribed the DUP to support her.

[The_Equalizer]

It will be 5 years. No chance May will call an election before that. And no chance of one being forced upon her. Since she bribed the DUP to support her.

And I can't see the DUP not playing ball given who Corbyn would get into bed with.

[northernladyuk]

And I can't see the DUP not playing ball given who Corbyn would get into bed with.

If you mean SF, you're being silly. It would be political suicide.

Agree that DUP will play ball just to keep Corbyn out.

[WTFH]

It will be 5 years. No chance May will call an election before that. And no chance of one being forced upon her. Since she bribed the DUP to support her.

She only bought them for 2 years, not all 5.

[WTFH]

If you mean SF, you're being silly. It would be political suicide.

It wouldn't happen - SF will not sit in the UK parliament as it requires taking the Oath of Allegiance.

[VectraMan]

It will be 5 years. No chance May will call an election before that. And no chance of one being forced upon her. Since she bribed the DUP to support her.

You're probably right. May won't call a GE. But how long can May remain as leader of the Conservatives?

[TestMangler]

It wouldn't happen - SF will not sit in the UK parliament as it requires taking the Oath of Allegiance.

This ^^

If SF had any intention of getting into the UK parliament, they'd have done it to scupper may's deal with the DUP. There is zero chance of that happening.

[northernladyuk]

This ^^

If SF had any intention of getting into the UK parliament, they'd have done it to scupper may's deal with the DUP. There is zero chance of that happening.

Theoretically Corbyn could be up to some undercover plot with SF to sell the Unionists down the river, which didn't involve SF support in Westminster, but such a bizarre idea could only take root in the more paranoid conspiracy nutjobs in NI (about 20% of the population).

[WTFH]

Theoretically Corbyn could be up to some undercover plot with SF to sell the Unionists down the river, which didn't involve SF support in Westminster, but such a bizarre idea could only take root in the more paranoid conspiracy nutjobs in NI (about 20% of the population).

Well, theoretically what he would want to do is offer them a referendum in NI to take place based on them taking the oath. If that referendum was lost by the unionists then there would be 18 less seats in the commons which would mean a majority would be 317 (coincidentally the number of conservative MPs currently)

[northernladyuk]

Well, theoretically what he would want to do is offer them a referendum in NI to take place based on them taking the oath. If that referendum was lost by the unionists then there would be 18 less seats in the commons which would mean a majority would be 317 (coincidentally the number of conservative MPs currently)

They will never take the oath, and SF abstentionism is more complex than just the oath.

If there was a border poll, the united Ireland would lose big. And there's not much of an appetite in the Republic in at least the short term. I doubt SF want a border poll, but it's good politics to demand one and complain that you haven't got one. SF are stuck in view that 50% + 1 vote is enough to 'win', with no concept of the necessity of making a united Ireland more palatable to a section of the Unionist community, if that is possible.