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Sanctuary S
Sanctuary May 21, 2017 23:39:57
Replying to thesweetcheat

thesweetcheat wrote:
What don't you get? There is no ban. They didn't implement it. They are no longer committing to do so. It's not there. It's been dropped from their own manifesto.
Just not mentioned, prove that it's been dropped. Not EVERYTHING is or has to be mentioned if it has already been discussed and agreed but not yet finalised. Show me where they have said quite clearly in print that they are dropping it please and no more stalling. It's a simple question.

T thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat May 22, 2017 05:58:44
Replying to Sanctuary

"Discussed or agreed" means nothing. Even if a ban had got as far as draft legislation (which it hadn't) May's decision to dissolve Parliament would have meant it would have lapsed. It didn't get that far.

In the previous manifesto it was a specific pledge. It's not in the new one, they are no longer promising to do it if re-elected. I think most people would accept that as common use of the word "dropped". Why would they not keep something in that they promised to do before, if they intended to go through with it? It was a deliberate decision not to include it. You are also aware that the president of one of the most powerful groups lobbying to stop the ban happening is/was a Tory MP I assume.