UK - Politika i društvo

A special meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party has just broken up, the near-unanimous view of the room was that Corbyn should hold off on a snap election until after November 1. Corbyn may disagree. But in the words of one figure: "They (MPs) are the ones who have the vote."

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) September 4, 2019

The [YouGov] survey of 1,533 voters found Johnson's suspension of parliament was viewed as undemocratic by an overwhelming 46% to 32%, while the prime minister's decision to throw 21 of his MPs - including two former chancellors and the grandson of Sir Winston Churchill - out of his party is also viewed as undemocratic by 45% to 32%.

Barely a fifth (22%) of voters think people voted in 2016 to leave with No Deal, reinforcing claims by Johnson's opponents that he has no mandate to impose this on the British people now. But only 21% think a General Election is the right way to settle Brexit. Instead, a majority - 53% excluding don't knows - say they support a new public vote.

Johnson has defended his hardline stance by claiming he's seeking to negotiate a new deal but fewer voters (39%) think he's serious about this than think he's not serious (42%).

By a margin of two-to-one, voters think Johnson cares more about his personal interests (42%) than the national interest (21%), while another 5% think his main concern is the Conservative Party rather than the nation.

The poll also shows that voters believe by three to one that No Deal will be bad for their family's living standards (40% to 13%), that by two to one will leave Britain's economy weaker (46% to 24%) and will see the NHS get worse (41% to 21%).

Peter Kellner, former president of YouGov and one of the UK's most respected polling commentators, said it shows that the government's attempt to present itself as "defenders of the people versus the politicians is already in trouble".

He said: "By large margins, people believe Boris Johnson has behaved undemocratically by suspending parliament and sacking MPs who disagree with him. Barely a fifth believe that the UK voted for No Deal and a clear majority think his plan for a General Election is no way to solve this crisis. Perhaps most worrying of all for a PM launching a populist election campaign, voters say - by a margin of two-to-one - he is motivated more by own his own interests than the national interest.

"The poll shows that Boris Johnson has not got a mandate to impose No Deal because barely a third believe this is what the country voted for in 2016. It reveals deep pessimism about the prospects for living standards, the NHS and young people if it goes ahead. This is not a poll that will instil confidence in Conservative election strategists."

KinderLad wrote:Cini mi se da ni Brexiters ne razumeju igru koja se igra. DT:

Last but not least, engineering a delay in Brexit would simply encourage the Government to go for broke. If they were to back a no-deal Brexit, Nigel Farage would step aside and the Leave vote would unite. I am sure those in No 10 genuinely and rightly want a deal. But they may not have a choice if furious voters begin to turn to the Brexit Party again. Do the Remainers really want to goad Downing Street in this way?

I jedna i druga strana ozbiljno potcenjuju protivničku stranu

Philippe Lamberts MEP was asked buy ⁦@Channel4News⁩, “Is the UK involved in any intense negotiations, as Boris claims?”.

His response:
“THATS BULLSHIT, THATS BULLSHIT!”

Says all we need to know about the supposed negotiations#LiarJohnson#BorisIsALiar#BorisJohnsonLies pic.twitter.com/a0jjokmJQf

— Pascal De Polla (@PascalDePolla) September 4, 2019