Theresa May's Speech Yesterday

[ludwig]

What did you make of it?

[dannyk13]

Prime example of passing the buck.

[maggiebee]

Opened her mouth and said nothing. Nothing new anyway.

[dannyk13]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/03/21/brexit-latest-newstheresa-may-appeal-eu-leaders-time-article/?li_source=LI&;li_medium=li-recommendation-widget

[ToraToraTora]

she's right about one thing, we are sick of it, get it done, OUT WITH NO DEAL NOW!

[jim360]

No need to shout TTT.

[naomi24]

Lies.

[ichkeria]

It was embarrassing.
Especially the stomping off at the end.
A speech ostensibly to “the people” but actually a dressing down to her recalcitrant Brexiteer Wong in front of the class.
Just as her previous performance was a dressing down to the EU.
She may have seen a poll that suggests that contrary to what she predicted, nobody much blames the EU for the current situation. As a matter of fact, more people blame her govt than they do parliament.

[ichkeria]

Wing, Wong ..,
I quite like “Wong” :-)

[aelmpvw]

my ghast is flabbered that anyone is actually still listening to her

[agchristie]

A significant one that will go down in the annals as her 'Rivers of Blame' speech...

[grumpy01]

With the cabinet divided as well as parliament unless she can bring back something from EU to get her vote through next week she will have to go.

[aelmpvw]

^ every cloud ...

[anneasquith]

I truly thought she was resigning, alas, just more same old same old .

[Sqad]

Maybe grumpy.......maybe!

But where should she go and through what mechanism and who would replace her?.......who would want to?

if you mean a General Election, then are you quite sure that Labour would win...eg a working majority?........I am not.

[ichkeria]

She can’t have an election. She promised not to lead the parry into one.
She was never going to resign: that would be done outside Downing St.
She has one tune and one tune only. If that tune is finally put paid to she will go.

[grumpy01]

I would assume she would have to tell the Queen she was resigning and much as happened when Gordon Brown came in the new P.M. would step in.On the subject of a general Election, there would have to be a two thirds majority in the house for the calling of a G.E. under the fixed terms parliament act and given the situation no Conservative M.P. would vote for that.I am not certain even then there would be a Labour victory,there is no great desire in the country for a John Mcdonnell type financial policy

[ludwig]

It seemed to be laying the groundwork for her exit (which must be coming very soon) and how she wants to be viewed by history. Almost a resignation speech in itself - 'I did my best to do the people's will but have been thwarted at every turn'.

No-one seems particularly impressed, and I mean no-one - the public, anyone in any political party, or anyone in the EU.

[jim360]

Or a successful No Confidence motion -- the chances of that seem to be growing somewhat.

[spathiphyllum]

if anyone has any confidence after what we've seen then they're a blind supporter.

[ichkeria]

"the new P.M. would step in"

I am sure it would indeed be that simple (!)
That is the problem.