I wouldn’t put too much stock in his initial statements, he knows his position is untenable.
What will be really interesting to watch is the relationship between the Speaker and Johnson.
It’s not the courts that did it, it’s Boris.
Even pretty staunch Republicans are going out of their way not to blame the Queen on this one, she acted on the “advice” given to her, she doesn’t get to say no.
Little-R republicans.
The Boris Johnson government is so bad they desperately want a motion of no confidence to be moved in the House of Commons.
History unfolding…
Lady Hale <3
There is not a great deal of support for a no confidence vote because that could result in a General Election. If parliament is dissolved and we hit 10/31 then we come out of the EU with no deal.
The Very thing that MPs are trying to avoid would become a reality.
Which is the point that all the opposition parties have made.
What does it say about how incompetent Johnson is that after 8 weeks as PM he is desperate to lose a motion of no confidence?
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Which is the point that all the opposition parties have made.
What does it say about how incompetent Johnson is that after 8 weeks as PM he is desperate to lose a motion of no confidence?
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I suspect in the short term his position as PM will remain. Chances are that at some point this year the UK will go a general election.
If the Tories win then its possible at that point a no confidence vote in the PM will gather traction but that all depends on the size of the win.
Should the Tories lose then he will be replaced as leader of the Conservative Party.
No one should under estimate Johnsons ability to survive. He is a consumate politician and all the noise around Brexit could actually help him remain as PM.
Then again he could shock everyone and resign this afternoon 
its all guess work.
This analogy isn’t even close to accurate.
The queen would have been denying the PM a move historically afforded PM’s, doing so would she would have directly injected herself into the politics of parliament. This was not a problem for the queen to sort out. The crown does not sort out political problems.
The Queen can’t act illegally she is immune to all civil, criminal laws.
You will also note the court ruled Boris acted illegal and lied to the Queen, they found nothing the Queen did herself (prolonging the house) as an illegal act because the Queen is above the law she doesn’t have to follow it.
Boris on the other hand does.
It was a little late for me when Johnson made his speech in the Commons. Did anyone watch his performance?
