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Boris fires 21 Conservative MPs from the Party


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2019 Sep 3, 6:31pm   640 views  3 comments

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WOW. Cannot stand for re-election as Tories in next election; cannot sit with government.


They defied the government despite a pre-emptive threat that any Conservatives who did so would have the whip withdrawn -- meaning they'll effectively be kicked out of the party.

The rebels included former Cabinet ministers including Philip Hammond, Rory Stewart and David Gauke — and Winston Churchill’s grandson, Nicholas Soames.

Kenneth Clarke, the longest serving member of the Commons, also voted against the government.

Downing Street made good on its threat shortly after the vote, according to one of the rebels.

"Today I voted against the government in order to a stop no deal Brexit. I along with 20 colleagues have had the Conservative Whip removed," Sam Gyimah said on Twitter.

A Downing Street spokesperson declined to comment.

Having the whip removed means the 21 Conservative MPs will no longer be able to sit with the government in the House of Commons and will be barred from standing in a future election.

This also means that Johnson's working majority -- which had dropped from one to zero after an MP defected several hours ago -- is technically non-existent.

https://edition.cnn.com/uk/live-news/boris-johnson-brexit-parliament-tuesday-dle-gbr-intl/index.html

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1   MisdemeanorRebel   2019 Sep 5, 1:25pm  

BoJo has this. Trump was just there... he met with BoJo AND the Queen.

He's doing the Trump thing, getting the Media, the Luvvies, the Left, and all the fake Brexit Remainers like Hammond to gloat about Brexit is finished, and they are going to nullify the Referendum.

Then, the ace up his sleeve.

Stay tuned...

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