How to respond to failure...

[Lance]

She can still resign.

She can. Given how much sh1t she's had to get here though, I don't see that happening.

IMO she'll resign in 2021, in time to get a new leader for the next (scheduled) GE. Assuming there's not a no confidence vote in the next 80 days.

[BlasterBates]

Either the ERG Tories throw their weight behind the deal, complete with personality transplants and tails between their legs or the Tories are finished.

[stonehenge]

Either the ERG Tories throw their weight behind the deal, complete with personality transplants and tails between their legs or the Tories are finished.

She'd need the support of the DUP as well. And even that might not be sufficient because there's a dozen or so Tory remainers that don't back her deal.

[meridian]

This smacks of desperation:

Ministers tell Theresa May to force through Brexit by calling election for days after EU withdrawal | The Independent



Bring it on, the Tories going into an election with queues of lorries at the border, thousands of workers laid off until there is a Brexit deal and ex moderate Tories standing against new candidates hastily recruited from the EDL. Lets see how well that pans out.

The Brexit paradox:

“just f***ing get on with it’”

But

"Don't get on with it that way, get on with it another (unspecified) way"

[BlasterBates]

She'd need the support of the DUP as well. And even that might not be sufficient because there's a dozen or so Tory remainers that don't back her deal.

good point!

ha

[BlasterBates]

The only Brexit that I think could get a majority would be Labour's version which includes permanent membership of the customs union. Interestingly that would be easy to fix because that would just be a permanent backstop.

[Old Greg]

The only Brexit that I think could get a majority would be Labour's version which includes permanent membership of the customs union. Interestingly that would be easy to fix because that would just be a permanent backstop.

But that would frustrate the Empire 2.0 jam tea and biscuit export boom.

[Mordac]

I after the vote yesterday I think some sort of temporary minority Labour government is becoming more likely by the day.

I'm not so sure. Corbyn is desperate for Brexit to happen without any blood on his hands. That way he can "blame the Tories" for everything, yet carry on with his trashing of the UK without EU interference. The last thing he wants is to become PM before March 29th. The day after would be just fine.

[BlasterBates]

Listening to a Tory MP on LBC today I'm beginning to think staying in the customs union and probably single market is the most likely end result, simply because Labour will throw their weight behind it.

Brino ++

[Whorty]

Either the ERG Tories throw their weight behind the deal, complete with personality transplants and tails between their legs or the Tories are finished.

By all accounts JRM is finished in his constituency anyway. Now he has stuck his head above the parapet people in his area realise who he is and what he stands for. They are not too happy. As many areas, people vote for the party without knowing who their MP is .... well they do now in North Somerset and they don't like what they see