Parliamentary challenges…fees and Brexit

Imagine the following scenario.

• First, a Prime Minister lacking a clear parliamentary majority feels obliged by electoral forces to bring a particular policy to Parliament for MPs to vote on.
• This policy is a notable u-turn from her previous position.
• The new policy is also an uneasy compromise. It does not satisfy proponents of the status quo in or beyond Parliament.
• Nor does it satisfy the demands of the Opposition, even though they had previously called for comparable changes.
• The Opposition say, if they were in power, they would implement a different bolder new policy that successfully balances objectives that others claim are irreconcilable.
• The Prime Minister ploughs on, saying there is no alternative and convinced her new policy will eventually pass and relieve pent-up political tension.
• But parliamentarians from different political parties reject the policy. Instead, the country is left to choose between the status quo or a radically different proposal. More...