His basic idea is "see if your MP will put Country before Party" which is laughable. Not to mention MPs (sitting and standing) are just as split on the EU as the population.
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transparenttown Dead to worse..., Wed 19 Apr 2017, 12:23,
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I'm really not sure about MPs being as split as the country.
My impression is that the majority of MPs were pro EU. It was in fact a party that no longer has a single MP and a smallish fringe of Tory backbenchers that Cameron thought he could quash quite easily with a referendum.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 19 Apr 2017, 12:34,
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That's my impression too.
The anti EU left was very badly represented in parliament and most tories know a nice gravy train when they spot one.
They only voted for the referendum because cameron thought it would shut his fringe up and the left thought it would tear the right apart.
HAH!
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Wed 19 Apr 2017, 12:43,
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Aye.
The talk of a internecine civil war tearing the Tories apart over the EU was much exaggerated. Times have changed since Major and his cabinet of "bastards" in 1992. Yes, there was an awkward squad whose numbers were in double figures, but really it was Dave's fear of losing votes to UKIP that compelled him to call the referendum.
Breaking: Osbourne not standing.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Wed 19 Apr 2017, 12:53,
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