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Ghost Dog

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2. The UK parliament clearly has zero sovereignty. Nor, in practice,

Reply to Denzil_DC (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 07:48 AM

Mar 2019

does the government 'Cabinet' nor the 'Privy Council' - 'non-binding' advisory bodies all. A UK Prime Minister in this country with no written Constitution has almost complete dictatorial powers. She can lie to, procedurally manipulate and ignore parliament. She can stack the newly so-named 'Supreme Court' she probably doesn't, in law, have to obey. Hell, if pushed she can probably appeal to the 'Constitutional Precedent' provided in case-law from the time of Henry VIII and order heads to, literally, roll.

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I don't think May's ever used the word "long" in relation to an Article 50 extension. Denzil_DC Mar 2019 #1

The UK parliament clearly has zero sovereignty. Nor, in practice, Ghost Dog Mar 2019 #2

The UK Prime Minister is bound by legality and what parliament and the electorate will put up with. Denzil_DC Mar 2019 #3