- Jul 10, 2003
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Off to bed, but before I go, the Two Profs award for post of the day goes to [MENTION=21401]pastafarian[/MENTION] for this amusing little exchange over the course of 5 mins earlier today
It's been fun. Sleep tight
The government will use the FTPA again to try to get their early election, meaning they need two thirds of MP's to back it. They must reckon they can get Labour to back it over the weekend.
Not sure how it can be voted on again after I was rejected yesterday and Monday will count as the same session of parliament, but there you go.
It would need to be a bill (different process)that says "not withstanding the FTPA" or something like it, they wouldnt be using the FTPA again. A bill if passed would have an election date set in stone (harder for labour to object) and would simply need a majority not two thirds
https://twitter.com/MarkerJParker/status/1169629312062054401?s=19
Confirmed by Number 10 to be trying FTPA again.
The 'not withstanding' bill wouldn't be used unless all else fails as I understand it as it's open to amendments and has to go through the Lords - FTPA doesn't.
It's been fun. Sleep tight