The European Tribune is a forum for thoughtful dialogue of European and international issues. You are invited to post comments and your own articles.
Please REGISTER to post.
The only other option is for the Independent group to precipitate a general election ......
I would have thought a GE is the last thing many of the defectors would want. Some (many?) are likely to lose their seats; in the two party, FPTP system, the electorate vote for parties, not individuals, however effective they have been in the past as MPs, and however eloquent and principaled their stance.
The party leaders have already challenged the defectors to put their decision to "a people's vote" by resigning their seat and forcing a by-election. Noone has accepted this.
BBC Vox-Pop interviews in Conservative constituencies and press comment, even in more left-wing press, suggest that Allen, Soubry and Wollaston are not being lauded for their decision to challenge the ERG from outside the party.
Unless the Tory party does split completely under the default "no-deal", the "three amigas" stance may be irrelevant within two weeks.
by Frank Schnittger - Dec 8 15 comments
by Oui - Dec 4 42 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Dec 1 4 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Nov 27 70 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Nov 23 37 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Nov 20 68 comments
by Oui - Nov 21 2 comments
by Oui - Nov 15 9 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Dec 815 comments
by Oui - Dec 442 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Dec 14 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Nov 2770 comments
by gmoke - Nov 26
by Frank Schnittger - Nov 2337 comments
by Oui - Nov 212 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Nov 2068 comments
by Oui - Nov 159 comments
by ATinNM - Nov 135 comments
by Oui - Nov 134 comments
by Oui - Nov 124 comments
by Frank Schnittger - Nov 10115 comments
by Oui - Nov 87 comments
by IdiotSavant - Nov 818 comments
by gmoke - Nov 8
by Oui - Nov 428 comments
by Oui - Oct 2916 comments