Corbyn Doesn't Not Do A Motion Of No Confidence...

[Kromovaracun]

Last night Jeremy Corbyn tabled a Motion of No Confidence... In the Prime Minister personally, rather than the government.

In contrast to a normal MONC, this is a completely non-binding motion and would be purely symbolic. But Labour have indicated that if the govt doesn't make time for his meaningless MONC (which the govt can probably win), then he might be forced to use the proper one. Meanwhile the Lib Dems and Greens are trying pointlessly to amend his pointless motion to make it less pointless...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-politics-46599895

Just what is the Leader of the Opposition playing at? What on earth is the point of all this?

[dannyk13]

Ludwig //and making it clear that we were doing so//
How else would you interpret that other than expecting to be informed.

[ludwig]

Again, you're missing the point. The point of preparing for Brexit and being seen to prepare for Brexit, is not because Ludwig off the answerbank expects to be kept informed.

It would have been to demonstrate to the EU that we were willing and prepared to leave without a deal if we couldn't agree a deal we were happy with.

That surely would have helped the subsequent negotiations.

[dannyk13]

Ludwig.At last you have posted a lucid comment, ta.

[ludwig]

Thanks, at last you have understood one.

[ichkeria]

She didn’t say “no deal” wasn’t an option gulliver
(although she ought to)
And part of the point of making preparations would be because it would be reckless as things stand not to.
Apart from that, spot on ;-)

[gulliver1]

15.56, No deal is not an option, Nov 21st 2018 .

[ichkeria]

No deal is the default option! It’s what will happen if nothing else does. The options she spelled out when the deal was threatened were deal or no deal or no Brexit. What she ruled out was a referendum. Just as she once ruled out an early election

[Kromovaracun]

All the other opposition parties have now tabled a proper motion of no confidence, but it hasn't been given any parliamentary time because the Leader of the Opposition hasn't supported it:

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-news-latest-opposition-parties-table-no-confidence-motion-in-government-a4020981.html

Apparently everyone else is getting in on this mess too!