Comments by "Nigel Johnson" (@nigeljohnson9820) on "More than 1 million people sign UK petition against suspension of Parliament" video.

  1. When asked, the MPs who are protesting at the suspension of parliament have said they want more time to force the PM to ask for a further extension of article 50. Beyond that they have no idea as to what to do next. The existing Brexit deal stands no chance of being ratified by parliament. They do not have the necessary referendum mandate to cancel the article 50 application. There indignation would be more convincing had they decided to give part of the very long holiday they have just had or applied to postpone the three week party conference period which normally results in the suspension of parliament every year. Allowing for the time that parliament is normally suspended before the queen's speech, the government is not extending the suspension of parliament by more than a few days. It is also reasonable to ask what decision they are likely to make in the few days before the 31st of October deadline, that they could not have made in the last three years. The only reason for anything to change in the next few weeks will be because the EU have decided to remove the Irish backstop for the withdrawal agreement, and this is only likely because Boris Johnson has given the EU a firm deadline for when the UK is leaving the EU, with or without a deal. The latter ensuring that there will not be an Irish backstop in any case. All the that the obstructive UK MPs are doing is delaying the inevitable outcome for a few more months. Given they have no real plan beyond a further extension of article 50, it is difficult to see why the EU would be willing o grant any further extension. At this stage, it is doubtful that the EU would welcome the UK revoking it's article 50 application and returning as a full member. There is no doubt that the returning UK would be even more Eurosceptic than before and that would be reflected in its disruptive behaviour. This would be compounded by the Brexit party MEPs who would continue to represent the UK in the EU parliament.
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