A General Election On October 14 Won’T Change The Law

[ichkeria]

What am I missing?

[THECORBYLOON]

The fact that, at the moment at least, there's not an election due on that date?

[Peter Pedant]

wouldnt - - wouldnt

the wont bit implies there will be a general election and so far
that party has NOT been announced

(long for - - - hypothetical question)

[ToraToraTora]

what are you on about?

[ichkeria]

Strong rumours are that Johnson will call an election for Oct 14 if MPs pass Hillary Benn’s Bill asking for a three month extension.
I suppose the idea is they change the law back and of need be leave a little later. Doesn’t leave much time for these negotiations and subsequent parliamentary debate though if there’s a full-on election campaign in the go.
And as for a vote on an election, there’s not a lot of time for that either, as some idiot’s prorogued Parliament for the end of the week :-)

[Jackdaw33]

14th October is a Monday, not a traditional election day, which has been a Thursday throughout my lifetime.

[ichkeria]

That’s right: but the EU summit is set for the 17th - the plan presumably being to go to Brussels three days later with flushed with electoral success.

[naomi24]

Strong rumours from where?

[ichkeria]

Sorry should have done a link

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49558596

[Davemano]

Rubbish and pure assumption.

[ichkeria]

Also, if he did have a vote on an election and lost, he’d be stuffed surely?
Forced to go to Brussels and ask for an extension when he said he never would. It’s be very tempting not to give him his way ...

[ichkeria]

Lost the vote on having an election that is ...

[Jackdaw33]

I don't normally stick my neck out but I am confident that whenever the election comes Boris will march back into No 10 with a healthy working majority and, purged of the EU collaborators within his own ranks, he will deliver on his promises.

[Davemano]

I agree Jack, and hope he succeeds.

[jno]

His predecessor thought the same.

[ichkeria]

He’d still have to change the law back tho :-)
That was my question.
And what does it say about the seriousness of his “negotiations” if he’s prepared to hold an election in the middle of them.
It’s an enormous gamble which will in effect have been forced on him by his own “red lines”.

[Davemano]

He has more respect than his predecessor had, or was ever likely to have because she was a 'remainer'

[ichkeria]

The other thought I was thinking was: if there isn’t an election, if he doesn’t get his way on that, doesn’t the Queen’s Speech have to be voted on?
If it’s voted down, - which seems more than a “million to one” possibility, a confidence vote cannot be far off. And if by then he’s had to go to Brussels for w three month extension, well,
...

[zebo]

Can't be on the 14th, I'm in the US, Thursday 17th is better for me!

[jno]

Boris was also a remainer, and advocated Turkey joining the EU too.

[Tilly2]

It's a right mess, isn't it? How do you all keep up with what is and what isn't going on?

All I know is the BJ has taken in a rescue puppy, bless him.