By Ben Kerrigan-
Parliament is again in disarray as Theresa May lost another key vote over her Brexit plan.
A painful cycle of indefinite talks over thee way the Uk leaves the European Union has become the main problem and perhaps regret to the very idea of the referendum that led to this ugly political mess that appears to be heading for a sorry crash. A crash as far as the frightening prospect of Britain being forced out of the EU under terms not agreeable to parliament or the country. Only the long run can truly dictate how well or badly Brexit turns out, but its journey to an unknown destination.
Brexiteers remain very unhappy that the British government appeared to be ruling out a no-deal Brexit, which they perceive as a way to accepting a deal agreed by most experts to be disastrous. A bad deal representing the egoistic disciplinary hands of EU bullies determined to make Britain pay for leaving their political club. Many believe the decision for the vote, and is outcome was a devastating error, but many equally believe it was a necessary decision. The outcome has so far been a national political mayhem.
Downing Street today blamed Mr Corbyn for the defeat, saying he had “yet again put partisan considerations ahead of the national interest” by voting against the government’s motion. A spokesman for Downing Street said the Prime Minister would continue to seek legally-binding changes to the controversial Irish backstop, as MPs had instructed her to do in a Commons vote on 29 January.
“While we didn’t secure the support of the Commons this evening, the prime minister continues to believe, and the debate itself indicated, that far from objecting to securing changes to the backstop that will allow us to leave with a deal, there was a concern from some Conservative colleagues about taking no deal off the table at this stage,” he added.
A decision by pro-Brexit Tory European Research Group to collectively abstain from the vote jeopardised the outcome, leaving parliamentary ministers back to square one- with no answers. The group do not want a no deal to be an option, but appear to be in the uncomfortable position of also not wanting the deal presented by EU bosses setting the backstop as a central aspect of the deal. The debate over Brexit is becoming a national sore requiring special treatment , with the necessary cure proving impossible to find.
A perfect solution to what for months has become a national political crises, with Parliament and all its many privately educated ministers appearing clueless on a workable solution. University law lecturers are also shying away from suggesting a solution, they themselves seeming lost in the heated political climate. A number of lecturers contacted by The Eye Of Media.Com either failed to respond, or requested to abstain from any public voice on the matter.
A decision to name and shame university lecturers in the Uk who refused to suggest a clear way forward was dumped by a thinktank of this publication that met once this week and twice last week to discuss a number of issues, of which Brexit was an important one. Downing Street will have to crack this puzzle one way or another, but so will opposing parties. Ministers and opposing leaders will be unfair to focus on heavy criticism of Theresa May, if they themselves cannot provide an answer to a problem they must collectively solve
Commenting on Mrs May’s latest defeat, Jeremy Corbyn said: “Two weeks ago, the prime minister told Parliament that her new approach could ‘secure a substantial and sustainable majority’ in Parliament.
“However, tonight’s vote has proved that there is no majority for the prime minister’s course of action.
“This can’t go on. The government can’t keep ignoring Parliament or ploughing on towards 29 March without a coherent plan.”