Chris_Boro
Well-known member
Abstaining on a bill where there is no time for alternative motions and no analysis of the data used by government is not sitting on the fence.
The Tories have an 80 seat majority, the only way Labour get to start putting real pressure on Boris Johnson and his team is to allow them to hang themselves on their decisions and expose the divisions as is now happening, expect a climb down in two weeks by Johnson to appease them.
If Labour voted against, the bill would likely have passed anyway and the narrative would have been twisted to how Labour almost causes a public health crisis. Win win for the PM.
The Tories have an 80 seat majority, the only way Labour get to start putting real pressure on Boris Johnson and his team is to allow them to hang themselves on their decisions and expose the divisions as is now happening, expect a climb down in two weeks by Johnson to appease them.
If Labour voted against, the bill would likely have passed anyway and the narrative would have been twisted to how Labour almost causes a public health crisis. Win win for the PM.