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The Cheshire West and Chester constituency I am in voted in the majority to leave
And our MP Mike Amesbury - voted against leaving and voted against May's plan the other day.
How can he in any way shape or from try and make it he is doing the best for the majority of his constituents - when he is clearly voting against the majority of them?
Presumably it was known, before the 2017 general election, that he was pro EU?
That's something of a shift from what you were saying about Putin.
The elected member always represents the electorate. They do this by following their own judgment. If you don't like it, kick them out at the next GE.
I was using Putin as a sarcastic analogy. Incidentally what evidence do you have that Putin's election was rigged? (Joke)
You have highlighted my point. On something as important, and as divisive as Brexit, do you not think that politicians should put their political allegiances aside and vote as their constituents voted in the referendum rather than vote to crash out of the EU without a deal.
I was using Putin as a sarcastic analogy. Incidentally what evidence do you have that Putin's election was rigged? (Joke)
You have highlighted my point. On something as important, and as divisive as Brexit, do you not think that politicians should put their political allegiances aside and vote as their constituents voted in the referendum rather than vote to crash out of the EU without a deal.
The latter option is a subset of the former is it not?
Also do you think that MPs in remain voting constituencies should vote to remain in the EU?
Presumably it was known, before the 2017 general election, that he was pro EU?
So why did you vote him in?
And presumably, as a member of the Labour party, he stood representing the labour party manifesto, which at the time, God knows what it is now, was, and correct me if I'm wrong as I'm sure you will, to respect the peoples vote and to leave the EU.
The latter option is a subset of the former is it not?
Also do you think that MPs in remain voting constituencies should vote to remain in the EU?
I thought you might come back with that one. Yes it is a subset of the former, but in that referendum we gave the government of the day the right to negotiate on our behalf a deal by which we could leave the EU. We had/have a negotiated deal on the table which was voted down.
Yes I do think that MPs in remain voting constituencies should vote against any deal to leave the EU because that is what the people they represent want. Although if MPs voted with the wishes of their constituents then there would be an overwhelming majority for whatever deal the government managed to get out of the EU..
I thought you might come back with that one. Yes it is a subset of the former, but in that referendum we gave the government of the day the right to negotiate on our behalf a deal by which we could leave the EU. We had/have a negotiated deal on the table which was voted down.
Yes I do think that MPs in remain voting constituencies should vote against any deal to leave the EU because that is what the people they represent want. Although if MPs voted with the wishes of their constituents then there would be an overwhelming majority for whatever deal the government managed to get out of the EU..
There was no carte blanche for the government to screw it up It is a rubbish deal. It is not just pro remain MPs who are against it.
You should write a stern letter to Rees Mogg about not representing his constituents.
Do you think Rees Mogg should derail the Leave process because the majority in his constituency voted remain?
He should vote against any deal, which OI think he did vote against May's deal, if his constituents want to remain. However there is an overwhelming majority of constituents that want to leave so it would make little difference.
There was no carte blanche for the government to screw it up It is a rubbish deal. It is not just pro remain MPs who are against it.
You should write a stern letter to Rees Mogg about not representing his constituents.
Technically he did represent the wishes of his constituents during the vote on May's deal as I though he voted against it. The rest of what you say I don't disagree with, but it is what we have and I don't think we are likely to get any better.
So is a bad deal better than no deal as still respect the 2016 referendum?
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