Why Are These Three Going On About Extending A50?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47336501
It's not up to us is it?

[ichkeria]

The Times has seen a prepared statement from the PM preparing to announce a two month delay. The Austrian leader has already spoken out in favour.
But yes 2021 is a possibility. Things are coming to a head now: the announcement about a delay of the vote until March 12 has seriously increased the likelihood of cabinet resignations this week. Some may have to resign to enable them to vote for this week’s amendments should they think it necessary.

[Old_Geezer]

That sort of possibility is the sort that would destroy all hope in the system and create issues with public trust for decades. Putting things off when they were told to get it done years earlier, extending the period of uncertainty and economic instability in the hope of avoiding that which is their duty to achieve. One has to hope that the politicians are not that foolish. They should still want to be elected.

[ichkeria]

Ironically Mrs May might actually be secretly hoping Yvette Cooper’s amendment gets through: that may she may feel the hardliners will think voting for her deal is the only way of getting Brexit. Which actually it surely is: if nothing else occurred up to March 29 the Tory party would disintegrate and possibly labour as well.
I can’t believe any of them are crazy enough to want that.
Or can I? Undoubtedly there are a few on both parties who’d welcome the chaos. A lot has been made of the economic consequences of No Deal, but they’d be long term: not so much roof falling in as rot setting in. The political fallout would be quick and brutal.

[dannyk13]

Getting the amendment through the Houseof Commons will not ensure an extension.It will have to be agreed to by all 27 members of the EU.

[Old_Geezer]

Since her so called deal, at present, is worse than being in the EU as a member, I can't see any true Brexiteer voting for it. It'd be pointless and show them up. It's a ridiculous tactic if that's what it is.

[jim360]

Even if May's deal does pass the Meaningful Vote, it still seems a fantasy world to claim that all the necessary legislation can be passed by March 29th. In insisting that we will leave with a deal and on that date, Theresa May is clearly either lying, or deluding herself.

[ichkeria]

The EU will agree to an extension if there’s some point to it. Because as everyone keeps reminding us they don’t want no deal either. But they won’t want to keep delaying, because a no deal is less bad for them. What they are much less likely to do is avoid a no deal by “caving in”, to use Brexit language. Back when all this started there was “no way” March 29 could be gone beyomd or revoked. Of course we now know that to be not the case.

[Khandro]

jim; // In insisting that we will leave with a deal and on that date, Theresa May is clearly either lying, or deluding herself.//

Sadly, this deranged woman has been doing just that for two and a half years.

[jim360]

You'll get no argument from me there. It is, I suppose, one thing one which people from both sides of the debate can agree on. That various of the Tory Party have been complicit in allowing her to continue in leadership is pretty shameful -- although I suppose the question of whom to replace her with has held people back from removing her.

[Old_Geezer]

She was likely seen as a compromise by those with influence in the party, someone able to hold the middle ground between incompatible views, but she tried to achieve something where she could claim she'd satisfied both demands and fell between them achieving and satisfying neither. Since the claim is that Brexit will be delivered, the only sensible choice for leader was a genuine Brexiteer, hoping for cross party support in the House, and not going along with EU games in negotiations. But what's done is done.