Monthly Archives: January 2019

First Thoughts On The Brexit Vote

Posted on January 15, 2019 by jasonloch

Theresa May made history today when MPs rejected her Brexit deal by a vote of 202 to 432, making it the worst government defeat in modern British history (previously, that record was held by Ramsay MacDonald’s minority Labour government, which … Continue reading →

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Was Speaker Bercow Right To Bend The Rules?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by jasonloch

The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, made headlines last week when he allowed a backbench MP to table an amendment to the Government’s business motion setting out the terms for the rest of the debate on the … Continue reading →

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