Angry MPs demand recall of parliament

[IndianaGreen]

Angry MPs demand recall of parliament

Discontent over UK's Lebanon policy

Patrick Wintour, Ewen MacAskill and Oliver Burkeman in New York
Wednesday August 9, 2006
The Guardian

Up to 100 MPs, most of them Labour, are to demand an immediate recall of parliament to debate the crisis in Lebanon because of growing fears about the government's strategy.

The call is expected to come in the next 48 hours and its organisers have been in discussion with the Liberal Democrat and Scottish Nationalist parties. Negotiations are also under way with campaign groups backing the call for an immediate ceasefire that attracted the support of 200 MPs.

Jon Trickett, chairman of the Compass group of 50 leftwing MPs and a force behind the appeal, said: "In this crisis, parliament needs to speak for the nation. We are living in a 24/7 society, yet our parliament seems so ossified that it goes into recess for 11 weeks and there seems no way for backbenchers to bring MPs back."

The demand will be made in a letter to Jack Straw, the leader of the Commons. The Speaker will take the decision, on the recommendation of the government.

The mood in Downing Street is that there is no great need for a recall. However, cabinet sources acknowledged that if the moves towards a UN resolution collapse, that could change.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1840239,00.html

[Oversea Visitor]

1. There lots of thing happening around the world

On the Isreal/Lebanon issue.
Only the Bush and US elected representative remain blissful unaware of the coming storm.

If one read between the line of the 22 members countries of the ARAB LEAGUE and their position I get a bit worry.

When one does not understand words like withdrawal

We end reading about retreat and it is usually sad when such word are use.

[IndianaGreen]

3. Bush and Blair are on vacation while the world burns!

What a pair!

[Oversea Visitor]

4. I think Blair working behind the scene

The poddle got more brains that the chimp.

[Ghost Dog]

5. Yes, the BLiar postponed his vacation in Barbados

- wants to make sure that the 'disproportionate' continues and there is no IDF 'withdrawal'.

Oh, and that the privatisation of the National Health Service continues by stealth and that the UK continues to be a one-man 'constitutional' (and not very parliamentary) dictatorship.

Plenty of voices now suggest he is thoroughly insane. Out of touch with reality.

[Ghost Dog]

6. Correction. The BLiar went on vacation today:

http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Lebanon/10058734.html

[regnaD kciN]

2. Yip! Yip! Yip!

Look out -- Bush's poodle is going to become agitated!

[DemReadingDU]

7. K&R