Interesting Development

[Old_Geezer]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49493632

Seems a plan.

[ToraToraTora]

Mid September? that's the party converence forthnight anyway.

[mushroom25]

well that'll force Mr Corbyn's hand - he'll have to try for his coup or risk not getting his way.....

[ToraToraTora]

conference!

[jim360]

Looks like we've gone to full "light blue touchpaper and retire" mode. How fun.

[ToraToraTora]

yes but isn't parliement suspended anyway during the conference season? This seems to be just adding a fortnight to that.

[ToraToraTora]

gawd I'm turning into OG, must check before posting...
Parliament!

[mallyh]

they just said on the news a dark day for democracy ,that made me laugh as they haven't done what was voted for .

[Old_Geezer]

Forthnight too but who's noting ;-)

[jim360]

A fair point -- but in this case two weeks is still a very long time when there's only a month of Commons business between end of Conference Season and Exit Day.

A clever manoeuvre by Johnson.

[Old_Geezer]

That it's reasonably deemed necessary to protect democracy makes it a dark day for democracy.

[douglas9401]

I wonder if Mrs Windsor might tell him to do one.

[Khandro]

The estimable Jeff Taylor highlights the undemocratic possible attempts to illegally prevent this by these deranged remainers

[dannyk13]

Douglas, I think HM might be amenable to it as she must be as fed up as everyone else at the antics of some MPs.At least this will bring closure.

[douglas9401]

I can imagine her sitting with a glass of something, curtains drawn and ignoring the doorbell.

[douglas9401]

She may see membership of a union as preferable to being a mere state of the USA.

[Old_Geezer]

Seeing the opportunity is to be neither (save in some folks imagination) I'd doubt that'd be a consideration.

[douglas9401]

Bless. :-)

[ToraToraTora]

jim: "A clever manoeuvre by Johnson." - no bad for a "buffon" eh?

[THECORBYLOON]

Although the conferences are due in September, there has been talk of holding a debate as to whether the recess should be cancelled.

[Baldric]

Is Buffon the Italian Footballer?