Legislation planned to reduce required Commons majority to one Boris Johnson, fearful that he may be unable to obtain the two-thirds majority to call an early general election under the […]
Labour’s chairman has been targeted by media this week over his abstention in Commons Brexit votes Labour Chair and Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery has been heavily targeted by the media […]
Last night’s votes gave no Brexit option a majority in Parliament – but referendum obsession of small parties puts country at risk of no-deal Brexit None of the options put […]
Labour is backing the ‘Kyle-Wilson amendment’ not to ratify any Brexit deal without a ‘confirmatory’ public vote. A note sent to MPs and obtained by the SKWAWKBOX explains the decision […]
Watson’s speech on Saturday promised to back May’s Brexit deal in return for new referendum per ‘Kyle amendment’ – and this morning he tweeted he was still backing it. But […]
BBC chases Commons Speaker John Bercow in street for honouring precedent to block Theresa May’s contempt of parliamentary democracy As the SKWAWKBOX predicted yesterday, John Bercow’s decision to honour parliamentary […]
Five Labour front-benchers have resigned after breaking the whip to vote against ‘quitter group’ MP Sarah Wollaston’s attempt to piggy-back a new referendum on the motion to extend Article 50 […]
‘Quitter group’ MP’s motion to delay Brexit and conduct a new referendum defeated heavily in a parliamentary vote Ex-Tory MP Sarah Wollaston’s amendment in Parliament to delay Brexit and hold […]
Behaviour of campaign for so-called “people’s vote” seems to suggest they’re not that keen on actually having one The so-called “People’s Vote” (PV) campaign for a further EU referendum has […]
Anti-referendum intent among Labour MPs increases On Tuesday afternoon, the SKWAWKBOX reported the at least thirty-five Labour MPs intending to vote against any motion or amendment tabled to try to […]