A minor increase can cause disaster
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Liberal Democrats in Windsor are calling upon the constituency's MP, Adam Afriyie, to resign over Brexit.
Tim Farron was on Sky News just before MPs voted for the final time on the Article 50 Bill before it goes to the Lords. He could not conceal his anger at the Tory and Labour MPs who had simply given the Government carte blanche to pursue a hard Brexit that "wasn't on the ballot paper." He called those MPs who had defied the Tory and Labour whips noble and suggested that history would be kind to them. "It's a very dark day" @timfarron reacts to likelihood of third reading of Brexit bill passing with no amendments He outlined what would happen next in an email to members and supporters:
Could we have any more by-elections of late? Witney, Richmond Park, Sleaford & North Hykeham, Copeland and now Stoke-on-Trent Central. It's certainly fair to say that the range of constituencies and the differing geographical demographics will give a good insight into statistical analysis of political opinion - like an on-going live poll. But some by-elections perform specific functions, have a bespoke purpose and achieve singular status and significance. In the legend of the by-election wins of the 1990's Ribble Valley ended the Poll Tax, Eastbourne saw the return of the Liberal Democrats to winning form, Christchurch ended full rate VAT on fuel - the challenge is to make Stoke-on-Trent Central the end of the rise of the far-right in Britain.
Here's a new pair of video clips from the Liberal Democrats: The British people did not give a mandate for the British Government to go around threatening to turn us into some freewheeling, low regulation, offshore Dubai.