Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament

Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by burfog on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @05:40AM (#18919714)

The fun one is the right to shut down the entire house of commons, including the prime minister. That leaves her running the whole show pretty much, though oddly without the right to raise funds via taxes.

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by balabaster on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @01:19PM (#18923359)

Was this legislation to avoid situations like the tyrannical Prince John of Robin Hood fame who just taxed and taxed to line his own pockets?

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by burfog on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @07:30PM (#18927189)

I'm not sure, but I think it had to do with paying for fighting the French.

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