Iraq is set to be debated today for the first time in Westminster since 2003.
You'd think given everything that had happened, that in our democracy it would have come up sometime. But Labour, despite claiming it's been a great succes, have been somewhat reluctant at letting MPs loose on it.
SNP leader Alex Salmond has secured the debate, but it's not any old debate. The terms of it is that Tony Blair should be impeached using arcane Parliamentary rules. Well, at least it calls for a select committee of 7 MPs to be set up to investigate the government's conduct in the meantime.
From what I hear it seems there is a pincer movement forming. If the Lib Dems and the Tories back it, which they should, any kind of rebellion on the Labour benches could be significant.
If you have a hotline to your MP you can use at the lastminute, would be worthwhile getting in touch. Make sure you take your veil off before you phone or email though.
Fantastic debate today only to be let down by the toadying of spineless Labour MPs such as Jim McGovern of Dundee West and Jim Devine of Livingston.
I've just posted the names of the 12 Labour MPs who voted against the SNP/Plaid motion which was almost identical to the Early Day Motion (1088) which these same 12 Labour MPs signed. If they. along with other co-signatories had voted No yesterday (fine chance of their parliamentary voting record matching their public posturing) then Blair would have been defeated (unlikely to have resigned) but a House of Commons Select Committee could have started the process of investigating Suez II aka the Iraq invasion.
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Posted by: Eternal Hope | 01 November 2006 at 10:26 AM