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    Jim Pickard‏Verified account @PickardJE 24 Oct 2019

    some MP has asked not unreasonably what the point of the Queens Speech was if the Tories now want a general election

    10:00 AM - 24 Oct 2019
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      1. Jim Pickard‏Verified account @PickardJE 24 Oct 2019

        apparently it was Tom Brake

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      1. Scandifriend‏ @scandifriend 24 Oct 2019
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        Classic DomnoBorisnoDomnoBorisnoListernoBorisnoDom

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      1. Blockhead1011_NHS 💙 Rejoin EU  🇩🇰 Cat Friend 🐈‏ @Blockhead1011 24 Oct 2019
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        The point was to stop parliament sitting & blocking his con job.

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      1. Paul Grant‏ @ChobhamEagle 24 Oct 2019
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        Yes a very good question from @thomasbrake and an utterly fatuous response from Rees-Mogg.

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      1. (((Dr Lilly Evans))) If not now, when‏ @Alheri 24 Oct 2019
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        This is not just any QS but the one Tiries had to prepare so long for that they needed 5 weeks prorogation! Let them now get on with it

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      2. Bunstance Bunnidge‏ @BunstanceB 24 Oct 2019
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        Except said MP knows very well that that the sole purpose of the Queens Speech was to provide a pretext first for the prorogation, and then for a party political broadcast.

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      3. Ros Chappell 🔸Save Our Democracy  ⭐️Rejoin  🇪🇺‏ @RosChappell 24 Oct 2019
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        It's called a rhetorical question, and a very good one @thomasbrake

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      2. Jane Gerson‏ @JaneGerson 24 Oct 2019
        Replying to @PickardJE

        Not unreasonable to point out that when the Queens Speech was held, Boris was on the verge of sealing a Deal with the EU which he believed was going to go through.

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      3. Bill Kav‏ @foofly 24 Oct 2019
        Replying to @JaneGerson @PickardJE

        Maybe he should have waited for the deal to actually go though? He can't have expected no pushback on the timetable.

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      1. Paul Lewis‏ @paullewismoney 24 Oct 2019
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        It was their manifesto as I said at the time and they got the Queen to read it out! Result.

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