Brexit- Update: Britain has voted to leave the EU

[Senator Clay Davis]

I thought May's speech today was pretty good. Trying to appeal to the Labour supporters who want nothing to with Corbyn is a wise play. Still think she calls an election well before 2020 even if she says otherwise.

[calgarygeologist]

Is it just me or is the appointment of Boris Johnson to Foreign Secretary an odd move? He seems like a terrible choice for that role.

[accord1999]

Maybe the leadership want him out of the country as much as possible by forcing him to go on diplomatic visits.

[devo22]

he's played his cards well. Doesn't have the pressure of being the PM, doesn't have to play a key part in the Brexit mess that he helped create in the first place, still gets a pretty major job in the new government. He really deserves a pat on the back for that ... and a punch in the face.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Is it just me or is the appointment of Boris Johnson to Foreign Secretary an odd move? He seems like a terrible choice for that role.

Stops him from being able to criticize the government from the back benches and coalesce the euro sceptics around him for a leadership bid.

British politics is utterly ruthless and backstabbing to a degree unknown in the U.S. and Canada.

[Swift]

Interesting times ahead. The Supreme Court has ruled that the triggering of Article 50 must be put to a vote in the Commons, rather than the PM doing so. This has led to many MPs coming out and saying that they'll be representing their constituencies and voting against it. This includes at least 60 Labour MPs who will be voting against Corbyn and party lines.

This doesn't necessarily mean that Brexit won't happen. The Tories will be tabling a bill by the end of the week that will see a lot of debate and likely numerous amendments before being passed.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-50-and-brexit

[Finger Cookin]

The sterling will surely benefit from an even longer drawn out period of uncertainty.