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Four Conservative Brexiteer MPs who have been critics of the withdrawal agreement have now said they will support the government in the vote on Tuesday.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for the Cotswolds, said he still had "deep misgivings" about many aspects of Mrs May's deal. But he said:"The events of last week have clearly demonstrated that the Speaker and MPs who wish to remain in the EU will stop at nothing to prevent that happening."
Former Public Accounts Committee chairman Sir Edward Leigh said Brexit-supporting MPs were "playing with fire" if they voted down the deal.
Andrew Murrison, a former minister, and Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, also said they were backing the government despite reservations.
Speaking to factory workers, Mrs May will say on Monday: "As we have seen over the last few weeks, there are some in Westminster who would wish to delay or even stop Brexit and who will use every device available to them to do so."
She is to add that she now believes MPs blocking Brexit is more likely than a no-deal scenario.
The Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe, formerly known as the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, is a conservative and eurosceptic European political party with a main focus on reforming the European Union on the basis of Eurorealism, as opposed to total rejection of the EU
It currently has twenty-four member parties and three further independent members from twenty-one countries, in addition to seven regional partners worldwide.
[9] The political movement was founded on 1 October 2009,[10] after the creation of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) political group in the European Parliament. It was officially recognised by the European Parliament in January 2010.
ACRE is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the Council, which represents all ACRE member parties.
[11] The ACRE's President is Jan Zahradil MEP, and its Secretary-General is Daniel Hannan MEP. The Vice-Presidents are Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson MP from Iceland, Anna Fotyga MEP from Poland, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP from the United Kingdom and Zafer Sirakaya from Turkey.
ACRE is governed by a Board of Directors who are elected by the Council, which represents all ACRE member parties.
the Conservative Party of Canada became the ACRE's first associate member (later renamed 'regional partners') in November 2012; Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in November 2013;
The Liberal Party of Australia, Istiqlal Party of Morocco, National Party of New Zealand, and Republican Party of the United States joined as further regional partners in 2014, followed by Afek Tounes and Likud Movement in 2015 and 2016.
The point being "what are you whining about"?
Maybe they decide to pull the hard exit - that will be fun, like in watching the Titanic from aboard the innocent iceberg...
The Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) brings together parties committed to individual liberty, national sovereignty, parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, private property, low taxes, sound money, free trade, open competition, and the devolution of power.
ACRE believes in a Europe of independent nations, working together for mutual gain while each retaining its identity and integrity.
ACRE is committed to the equality of all European democracies, whatever their size, and regardless of which international associations they join.
ACRE favours the exercise of power at the lowest practicable level—by the individual where possible, by local or national authorities in preference to supranational bodies.
ACRE understands that open societies rest upon the dignity and autonomy of the individual, who should be as free as possible from state coercion. The liberty of the individual includes freedom of religion and worship, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of movement and association, freedom of contract and employment, and freedom from oppressive, arbitrary or punitive taxation.
ACRE recognises the equality of all citizens before the law, regardless of ethnicity, sex or social class. It rejects all forms of extremism, authoritarianism and racism.
ACRE cherishes the important role of civil associations, families and other bodies that fill the space between the individual and the government.
ACRE acknowledges the unique democratic legitimacy of the nation-state. ACRE is committed to the spread of free commerce and open competition, in Europe and globally.
ACRE supports the principles of the Prague Declaration of March 2009 and the work of the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament and allied groups on the other European assemblies.
originally posted by: DoctorBluechip
a reply to: ManFromEurope
I enjoyed reading your reply because it sounds as if its from Jean-Claude himself !
And yet, I do not know what you meant with this..
The point being "what are you whining about"?
That's what he said to Nigel
Maybe they decide to pull the hard exit - that will be fun, like in watching the Titanic from aboard the innocent iceberg...
Great line - the jest of a courageous brinksman .
Whether or not May survives , Brexit and or substantial reform of European Treaties appears to be (once again) the intention of a very powerful lobby :
Principles
The Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE)..
Legitimately these appear to be good intentions
originally posted by: ManFromEurope
I found it funny that you whined and whined about the EU ("what a farce European politics actually is", "unelected bureaucrats", "it's a farce a pantomime a stitch up", etc), while completely avoiding the point.
The point being "what are you whining about"?
Losing some sovereignity - well that came with a larger impact overall on the global scene than being the UK alone. And every other country in the EU did the same, do not forget or deny that.
New rules imposed - well, the beaches ARE cleaner, the pollution went way down. Nobody needs the 60W bulbs anymore, LED is far superior. Well, the low-power vacuums do suck definitely in a worse way, but that might change in some years, too.
So yeah let's get rid of these elected MEPs and instead let's be controlled by an unelected elite, ACRE. Conservative at that. How does that work for our sovereignty.