Goldsmith voting on Brexit: Q&A on his web site.
"I am on the record in saying that the PM’s deal is deeply flawed and I have not changed my mind. But – with a great deal of disappointment – I did vote for it last time because it is quite clear that under this Parliament and this Government the alternative to the PM’s deal will likely be far worse.
If I could identify an alternative – one that
- broadly reflects promises we were elected on and which has a
- realistic chance of being passed by Parliament,
On twitter he writes about finding a majority in parliament for different types of leave like this:
Zac Goldsmith Retweeted
I don’t understand how these indicative votes can be regarded as meaningful, given that the Speaker has whittled them down to four versions of Remain. It’s like a Soviet “election” in which the only party on the ballot was the Communist Party.
The vote results below look different - you'll probably want to skip straight down to them.
One of the questions Zac lists is a request to "honour brexit", meaning to vote to leave anything the brexiteer objects to, because they define it as part of "European Union", or maybe because they say so tactically. That reflects how badly our journalists and government information machines have simplified the issue. Someone like Zak Goldsmith himself who believes there's no point being in the common market and saving billions of pounds on the un-reformable trade association called the EU still believes this is a position worth stating, without anticipating a reply or voting for a compromise or sitting in the commons chamber to hear the arguments. No wonder he gets emails from people who are even further to the right, using the same tactic.
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Business of the House (1 Apr 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-04-01-396-commons
Voted (no) against holding indicative Brexit votes later that day, and
proposing the same on Wednesday 3rd April (division #396; result was 322
aye, 277 no)
Eu: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes) (1 Apr 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-04-01-397-commons
Voted (no) against instructing the Government to (1) ensure that any
Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration negotiated with the EU
must include, as a minimum, a commitment to negotiate a permanent and
comprehensive UK-wide customs union with the EU; (2) enshrine this
objective in primary legislation. (C, Customs Union) (division #397;
result was 273 aye, 276 no)
Eu: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes) (1 Apr 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-04-01-398-commons
Voted (no) against directing the government to renegotiate the Political
Declaration to say e.g. that the UK will accede to the EFTA, enter the
EFTA Pillar of the EEA, agree relevant protocols relating to
frictionless agri-food trade across the UK/EU border, and enter a
comprehensive customs arrangement (D, Common Market 2.0) (division #398;
result was 261 aye, 282 no)
Eu: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes) (1 Apr 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-04-01-399-commons
Voted (no) against saying “this House will not allow in this
Parliament the implementation and ratification of any withdrawal
agreement and any framework for the future relationship unless and until
they have been approved by the people of the United Kingdom in a
confirmatory public vote.” (E, Confirmatory public vote) (division
#399; result was 280 aye, 292 no)
Eu: Withdrawal and Future Relationship (Votes) (1 Apr 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-04-01-400-commons
Voted (no) against saying that, if time to exit day grows close, the
government must try to extend Article 50; if that fails, ask the House
to approve No Deal; if the House does not, revoke Article 50; if
revocation happens, hold an inquiry within three months; any referendum
question would be on whether to trigger Article 50 and renegotiate that
model (G, Parliamentary supremacy) (division #400; result was 191 aye,
292 no)
Business of the House (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-385-commons
Voted no (division #385; result was 331 aye, 287 no) - this was on taking party politics out of the debate and testing options for support, called B D H J K L
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (B) - No Deal (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-386-commons
Voted aye (division #386; result was 160 aye, 400 no)
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (D) - Common Market 2.0 (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-387-commons
Voted no (division #387; result was 188 aye, 283 no)
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (H) - EFTA and EEA (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-388-commons
Voted no (division #388; result was 65 aye, 377 no)
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (J) - Customs Union (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-389-commons
Voted no (division #389; result was 264 aye, 272 no)
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (K) - Labour's alternative plan (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-390-commons
Voted no (division #390; result was 237 aye, 307 no)
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (L) - Revocation to avoid no deal (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-391-commons
Voted no (division #391; result was 184 aye, 293 no)
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (M) - Confirmatory public vote (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-392-commons
Voted no (division #392; result was 268 aye, 295 no)
EU: Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes - Motion (O) - Contingent preferential arrangements (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-393-commons
Voted aye (division #393; result was 139 aye, 422 no)
EU Exit Day Amendment (27 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-27-394-commons
Voted no (division #394; result was 439 aye, 104 no)
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Business of the House (Today) - UK's Withdrawal from the European Union (14 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-14-361-commons
Voted (no) against amending Hilary Benn’s amendment to fix an Article
50 extension to 30th June (division #361; result was 311 aye, 314 no)
Business of the House (Today) - UK's Withdrawal from the European Union (14 Mar 2019)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/divisions/pw-2019-03-14-362-commons
Voted (no) against amending the main motion to allow debate on a
cross-party motion on 20th March “to enable the House of Commons to
find a way forward that can command majority support”. (division #362;
result was 312 aye, 314 no)
The amendment would have required a "series of indicative votes" to find-out what sorts of Brexit the majority of MPs will to vote for, and has been suggested for months by Kenneth Clark. It was proposed by Oliver Letwin and Hilary Benn. Michial Barnier, chief brexit negotiator for the European Commission, has also asked for a UK majority for one form of Brexit or another to be found before there is an extension.
Theyworkforyou.com summery of Zac Goldmsith's voting record - which doesn't give him credit for a private members bill on female mutilation or for committee work is on the link below - links to sections are on the left
Theyworkforyou.com/mp/24911/zac_goldsmith/richmond_park/vote
It seems polite to mention that Zac Goldsmith helped me get evidence or informed opinions published by the environmental audit committee clerks, who ignored what I sent-in at first. They did publish it in wonky blue with a vital diagram missing and broken links, and they published all evidence in a way not to be indexed by search engines while asking those who had sent it in to promote it on social media, but at least the people published it one way or another.
https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/environmental-audit-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/sustainability-of-the-fashion-industry-17-19/publications/
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