Oh dear.
This weekend is a crucial one for Theresa May as she bids to sell her draft Brexit deal to her fellow Conservative Party members and the public. At present, more than 20 MPs have called for a no-confidence vote in the prime minister.
Elsewhere, Steve Barclay has been appointed the new Brexit Secretary, following Dominic Raab’s resignation.
Raab isn’t the only resignation of note after a series of departures caused May to reshuffle her cabinet.
If Brexit does occur, there’s also going to be a shake up in the European Parliament due to the potential withdrawal of the UK.
Of course, the European Parliament is made up of 751 Members that were elected in the 28 Member States of the enlarged European Union. Since 1979, MEPs have been elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year period.
MEPs divide their time between their constituencies, Strasbourg – where 12 plenary sittings a year are held – and Brussels, where they attend additional plenary sittings, as well as committee and political group meetings.
On that note, Nadine Dorries, a British Conservative politician, has said in a recent interview with Sky News that the Brexit deal “gives us (the UK) no voice, no votes, no MEPs, no commissioner.”
Perhaps she thought that leaving the EU meant the UK would keep its MEPs?
Oh dear.
“The future of the country and our relationship with Europe is at stake. This deal gives us no voice, no votes, no MEPs, no commissioner.” #RemainerNow pic.twitter.com/uNNbQJywp4
— Property Spotter (@PropertySpot) November 17, 2018
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