Quote Originally Posted by noel View Post
A genuinely quixotic post.

I see Teresa May is going to have a go at getting a parliamentary majority for rehashed deal (or rather agreement) number 4. Already MPs from all parties are lining up to state they won't back it.

Again, Teresa May seems to be trying to position the false option of her deal or no deal.

It's hard to see a way out of the current impasse. Let's say May is toppled and a genuine euro-sceptic takes control of the conservatives and therefore government. They'll still have to get any course of action through parliament, which doesn't seem likely for any outcome. What then? Another election to try to get a majority of
conservative eurosceptic MPs in the house? That would be very risky. Another referendum? I can't see the conservatives going for that either.

What's your money on?
It is a tough call Noel.

My money is on
May goes
New Tory leader, probably Johnson.
New approach seeking to bind in all Tory MPs on the back of new leader's appointment which will include no deal - anyone now buying in to it, whip removed.

There are about 10 Remain MPs left in the Tories that have persistently blocked May. But she lost any authority in 2017. A new leader will have a chance to pull rank and the DUP will support, along with perhaps half a dozen Labour.
So it has a chance to go through.

If it cannot get through Parliament, General Election in Autumn.

That might not breal the impasse, but I thuink it will. The Tory MPs blocking the new PM would be moved on and replaced by new candidates.

A Leave PM guaranteeing the UK leaving could swing back many if not all of the Brexit Party votes, including Labour ones, as quick as the Brexit Party has mopped them up.

In fact, Farage would probably only stand candidates against standing Remain MPs in such a situation.