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She was on the news this morning, and says they won't join the LibDems as they have a 'tarnished reputation' due to their coalition with the Tories. Every word they utter is so hypocritical! The LibDems reneged on their promises, which is exactly what they are doing.
- They want a second referendum but don't want a bi-election.
- They say the ERG has 'taken over' the Tories but would be happy for their little band of pro-EU MP's to 'take over' the party. (I can't see how the ERG have taken over as we would have been out of the EU by now if they had, but then I'm a Brexiteer).
Their dialogue is evasive of their true reasons. They should just admit they do not respect the electorate, or democracy.
I think it was Anna Soubry who said yesterday that the coalition government was the ideal situation for her, so mixed messages coming from this new group.
As you say, the fact that they don't wish to test the electorate by having a by-election, speaks loads about them. They stood on their party's manifesto, so they should now seek confirmation from the people who voted them into parliament whether they are still happy with them.
And as you say, this rant about the ERG is nonsense. I am furious with Rees-Mogg, Boris et all, for being far too accommodating and letting this mess over Brexit happen. Hardly a right wing takeover, if it were, May would've got the chop straight away.
If Tony Blair were to come back into politics and join this group, then it would be game over. It would become clear that this new group are a pro-EU, uber liberal (more than the lib dems) metropolitan/latte light kind of party, just the kid of thing that the electorate rejected when a majority voted Brexit. Not that this group is interested in a majority of the country, they're interested in mainly London, where they know they will pick up significant amount of votes. I reckon that's their target.
It'll be interesting to see what their constituancy party members make of them, especially in the leave voting regions. I don't know much about the system here but can a local party deselect a sitting MP? (And thus force a by-election)
Their hypocracy stinks.
Some Labour MPs were deselected, but they still wanted to be labour MPs, but were pushed out by momentum. As the ex-Conservative MPs have resigned the Conservative whip, there is nothing that the local Conservative groups in their areas can do about it, so no, they can't be forced out, only the electorate can do that at the next general election.