NilSatisOptimum
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Hoyle repeatedly refuses to make Tory MPs adhere to the rules of the house. Has done for years. And the moment he does one single thing they don't like all hell breaks loose. Curious times...
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orchard
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Isn't it customary only to allow one amendment and only from the government ?
NilSatisOptimum
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Yes customary but not a rule. And had been done before... So it's a good outcome for Gaza ( full marks for spelling)?
Ming the merciless
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As far as I can there are no rules in Parliament. There are just conventions that can be ignored by whoever feels like it. Yesterday was no exception in that respect.
Partisan views aside, yesterday was not a good look for Westminster. The SNP had a right to raise a motion to be voted on. It was watered down beforehand, at labour's request, to avoid getting embroiled in a damaging situation ahead of an upcoming election. While the SNP had a right to be annoyed, the Tories and Labour turned it into the usual circus. All the shouting, whooping and laughing from both sides was an embarrassment.
To those saying "what difference will it make to Israel/gaza", I'd say obviously enough for the political parties to be dancing around it like idiots. We have to stand for what is right, especially when it comes to nations doing what they like and ignoring international law. We miserably failed that test with Russia and also with MBS. Let's not do it again.
If you stand for nothing, you fall for anything.
mightymoyes
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just discovered Hoyles father was one of the founding members of labour friends of Israel. beginning to make sense
orchard
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"... represents a departure from the long-established convention for dealing with such amendments on opposition days, governed by Standing Order No 31.
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d) There have been two occasions in the last 25 years or so when an amendment has been moved by an opposition party Member from a party other than the one to which the day had been allotted [...] — however, in those few circumstances, no Government amendment had been tabled."
tsubaki
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I note him not imposing a three line whip for his MPs on the SNP vote was not something Starmer considered when striving to protect them.
Confused here. Has Sir Keir played a blinder again or not?
Thats Iain Duncan Smith take on it... Bastion of truth and integrity that one.
So calling for ceasefire was not what it all was about?
You just have to watch the scenes from yesterday to know what it was really about.
tsubaki
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That we are being told by the usual types he did proves he in fact did not.
Ming the merciless
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NilSatisOptimum
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Ah well call me Welsh nationalist in not weeping for the over indulged SNP as they weren't allowed their grandstanding moment, some thing's are just bigger than them.
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protecting starmer?
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