Chaos in the UK Parliament.

It almost fills me with Nostalgia about the Brexit era but this time it's about Gaza.

The SNP (Scottish National Party) to the left of Keir Starmer's labour and had a motion (bill) calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Because some labour MP's have a conscious and/or Muslin constituents, this was likely to severely divide the labour vote and force the party leadership to ponder the cost/benefit analysis of developing an actiual backbone.

Starmer had a meeting with the speaker of the house (the head administrator, for Americans) and asked him to change the bill to labour's watered down version. Starmer claimed that this was because labour MP's had received threats and would be in danger if the vote went ahead but this was nothing to do with Stamer not wanting the bill being voted on and dividing his party. No guv, not at all. The speaker relented and the SNP motion was dropped. The SNP stormed out and Gaza keeps burning.

Joy.

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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

Never in the field of British politics have so many had so much to say on an issue they have absolutely no control over [i]whatever[/i] they decided to vote on !

Absolute farce with so many acting like spoilt brats in the playpen of Parliament !

What should concern people [i]and[/i] Parliamentarians more is the effects and [i]possible[/i] consequences of [i]not[/i] at [i]least[/i] acknowledging how 4 million Muslims in the UK feel at the moment as a result of what's happening in Gaza.

Im not sure anyone has any credibility left in any party claiming to represent 'the will of the people'.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@Picklebobble2 Well, herein lies quite a paradox. Of course parliament should be able debate freely absolutely anything that is brought to the floor, irrespective of how it touches upon national interests. But on the other hand there is a serious political dimension and serious ethical dilemmas to be weighed. It was not simply a 6th form debate to make the right noises and leave everyone feeling better about themselves. The SNP used the debate cynically to embarrass a political opponent and in doing so have lowered the tone and quality of the debate (if that is indeed possible) 😐

Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M

@SunshineGirl oh there's no doubt the SNP behaved appallingly.
But then so did many on either side of the house.
Introducing irrelevant points of order; trying to get wording rewritten to reflect their own interests; and then to try and deny the Speaker control of the chamber; and the farce that was followed by the Deputy Speaker.....