Alex Jones, Author at The Orbital

I reached the Houses of Parliament last Wednesday feeling rather windswept and I had a short walk across Westminster Bridge to thank for that. As I entered the House of Commons public gallery the mood was tense. I soon learnt that, as the Second Reading of the European Union Withdrawal Bill (6) was passed by an overwhelming majority, I was not the only person going to be battered from all sides. From that point forward amendments were put forward by Richard Graham MP, Stephen Kinnock MP, Sir William Cash MP, Sir Christopher Chope MP to name a few that were vehemently disputed in the chamber during the Committee Stage of the Bill. Points of Intervention came thick and fast. Members spoke with varying degrees of coherency; Richard Graham MP and Stephen Kinnock MP spoke wit...

The question over what the British government does regarding the impending date for the UK to leave the European Union has been an ever more pressing one in Parliament over the last three weeks. As the 29th March looms into view Parliament has been left looking like a student who is doing all their holiday work the night before it is due. Debates around the Brexit deal have been never-ending and amendment after the amendment has entered the House under the names of MPs on both sides of the Speaker’s Chair. It seems as if this is any other Bill, that Parliament can take their time to get it right, but the horrible truth that Parliament cannot seem to understand is this; the Brexiteer’s dream of a prosperous, independent Britain is slowly slipping into the realm of fantasy. Last night mar...

Author: Alex Jones

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