BREXIT. DEAL OR NO DEAL?
With some people now saying that Noel Edmond's should have stayed in charge of ‘Deal or No Deal’ the British public remain at a loss as to what’s happening with Brexit – and why this is the case.
Was Hugh Grant the most lovable character we ever had in 10 Downing Street? Well, most probably because it’s certainly proving tough at the top as the whole Brexit saga continues.
So, what’s the latest? Here’s a very brief lowdown …
We’re now gearing up for yet another general election on the 12th December (just when you thought you only had your Christmas shopping to worry about!). The election intends, once again, to determine which government should run the UK and elections are usually ‘supposed’ to be held every five years but … this will actually be the third since 2015!
In 2015, the NHS and immigration were the two things which most concerned voters. Now, however, it’s the dreaded word ‘Brexit’ – which continues to both confuse and irritate the general public; especially when the question of cost raises its weary head. Prepare for the shock but according to the Independent, Brexit has already cost the UK economy a massive £66 billion pounds (“so far”).
Despite voting for Brexit during the 2016 referendum it still hasn’t happened – hence the early election (because the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson doesn’t have enough MP’s to pass new laws). On the assumption that the next general elections takes place on the 12th December, voting will take place (as always) between 7am and 10pm. Once the result is known the leader of the winning party (which, realistically could either be Jeremy Corbyn or Boris Johnson) will visit Buckingham Palace to ask the Queen for permission to form a new Government. That said, Corbyn is closely followed by former chancellor Ken Clarke (whose Tory whip was removed by Johnson) – not to mention Labour’s Margaret Beckett. It truly does remain to be seen – and it’s certainly tough at the top right now.
As it ‘currently’ stands, however, the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill has received Royal Assent, which means we ‘should’ have an early general election on the 12th December and our current Parliament dissolved at midnight on 6th November 2019. This is due to the fact that the Fixed-term Parliaments Act (FPTA) 2011 requires that Parliament be dissolved at the beginning of the 25th working day before a general election.
And so, we wait … again …