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Technically, yes but there’s nothing stopping Parliament invoking it if it voted too again.

Legally speaking, that’s an option the UK has, that’s what the European Courts ruled. I don’t think that’s the course of action we should take, but the claim ‘No Deal’ cannot be avoided is simply not a true claim. The option is there if need be.

Doyle probably would rather be playing, but, if he’s pragmatic, he knows at 37 he’s close to packing up and can’t expect to be involved as much.

It can, actually. Even if the EU refused to extend Article 50, hypothetically. If push come to shove, the Government could revoke, then re-invoke Article 50 to restart the 2 year process of us leaving the EU. That is, if you want to be technical.

Obviously, he is trying to corner May! Equally, May is trying to corner Corbyn to adopt a second referendum as Labour Party policy. Both parties have wings of their parties to placate on Brexit. How can the opposition have a coherent policy on Brexit? It is not negotiating with the EU so can...

How much clearer can 'take no deal off the table', 'keep us in the customs union' with 'protections for workers and the environment' -- the Labour position is clear. The opposition doesn't need a clear cut policy because we're not in an election cycle so has the privilege of keeping all its...

There's an array of options. First, a simple 'in or out' ref. Second, two-stage referendum (current deal v no deal if Leave won again). Third, an AV or STV method of voting with Remain, deal and no deal on the ballot paper. My personal preference is a two-stage referendum.

The situation at hand right now wouldn't allow it as the Electoral recommend at least 6 months to organise a referendum, taking that and Government's recommendation, you need at least 6-12 months. With the chaos in Parliament over Brexit, it wouldn't surprise anyone if a GE was called. Frankly...

So what is a referendum by definition? The definition I have is 'a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision'.

I was for an election then, and I am for an election now. But, to say the Tories weren’t politically motivated to take advantage of the massive gap in the polls is an incredibly naïve position to take. If May really believed in mandates as strongly as she did in 2017, she would put her deal to...

That’s a valid view point. But, it also happened to be the case that Labour were 20% behind and looked like they would’ve got pummelled to the tune of their worst ever election result of the modern era.

It ought to be above party politics, but it’s not. The Government has been just as, if not more guilty than the Opposition, of playing politics with Brexit. The unnecessary election of 2017 is indicative of that.

Labour shouldn’t take any notice of this because they need Tory rebels to vote against the Government to win such a vote. The only way this is possible is if a no deal Brexit is the alternative. In this scenario, to believe the other opposition parties wouldn’t back a motion of no confidence if...

You didn’t get the memo, it’s all Corbyn’s fault...

Thank you for stating the obvious. So far the government has said it won’t ask to extend Article 50, but a parliamentary vote could change that.

There’s no desire to extend the deadline from the Government at the moment, but that could change because there’s not parliamentary sessions to pass all the relevant legislation before the 29th March. Besides, Labour and other opposition and a few Tory Remainers like Ken Clarke are in favour of...

The MPs would’ve voted on the amendments separately to the main body of legislation. There was a vote on an amendment for the UK to have the right to unilaterally withdraw from the backstop in Northern Ireland — it lost 600 to 24.

You don’t understand. Legally speaking, the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal on the 29th March. That’s what the legislation says. The implications of May Deal being rejected is clear, if nothing is agreed and ratified by Parliament before the 29/3/19, we leave without a deal. The...

Spurs might be sniffing around too. They need to back Potchettino or risk losing him to Man U. Kane is also injured for 2 months and they need a goal scorer if they are to keep up with the top two. Personally, that’s probably a better fit for Wilson than Chelsea as I don’t trust them to play...

Looking at our league position, it's an unfair characterisation to say recruitment has been bad. For me, it's been quite good. It's fair to say Brown and Ogogo haven't quite gone as well as planned, but with both of them recovering from knee ligament injuries, there was always a risk. With...