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A MEMBER OF Theresa May’s government has resigned suddenly ahead of today’s key parliamentary debate on legislation regarding Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Conservative minister Phillip Lee, a prominent Remainer, resigned as justice minister so he could speak out against his party’s policy on Brexit.
He said that while he was sad to leave the government, he believed many big changes were needed to make the UK’s exit a success.
“If Brexit is worth doing, then it is certainly worth doing well; regardless of how long that takes,” he said.
It is, however, irresponsible to proceed as we are.
May’s fragile government will be trying to defeat a rebellion by pro-EU lawmakers and reverse changes to its key piece of Brexit legislation as the matter comes before the House of Commons for two days of debate.
May is resisting changes approved by the House of Lords that would soften Britain’s exit from the EU, because she says they will weaken the government’s negotiating position.
Brexit Secretary David Davis has warned Tory rebels that proposals to give parliament the power to direct negotiations with the EU are simply a tactic to overturn the results of the 2016 referendum that mandated Britain’s departure from the bloc.
Davis earlier told the BBC “that was the decision of the British people… and whatever we do, we’re not going to reverse that”.
Lee said that nonetheless, the present course raised questions of legitimacy because the end game was unclear.
“When the government is able to set out an achievable, clearly defined path – one that has been properly considered, whose implications have been foreseen, and that is rooted in reality and evidence, not dreams and dogma – it should go to the people, once again, to seek their confirmation,” he wrote.
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Thanks google. Thanks for starting a world where people walk around recording each other. I will never wear these.
Should read.
“Silly Virgin Atlantic press release, amounts to vast amounts of free advertising”
Minority Report meets Skynet
Time for infrared necklaces for everyone so you can protect your identity.
Welcome to the world of tomorrow
I’m a tech geek at heart and this technology is really cool BUT people have to be realistic and open there eyes, this is potentially one of the worst things to ever hit the self’s, privacy as we know it will be gone and our kids will never no what it is! Once its gone it will never come back, Scott Barry style
Fyi tech geeks tend to have good grammar and spelling.
The thing I’m dreading most about this technology is women walking down the street behind me checking out my sweet little ass.
It gives them the capability to perv on me when I’m not even around!
Yeah because you can’t walk around recording people on you phone this last ten years.
Good one Adebayo.
Big difference in phone recording and these glasses. A few examples, your on a beach with your toddler and some stranger starts pointing a phone at your child filming them. If your a vigilant parent your going to notice this and one way or another put a stop to it and make other people aware of a potential pervert in your midst. Beach full of people lots wearing glasses any sicko can now do this unnoticed. Burgler scoping out your house standing with phone risk of being seen. Burgler walking slowly along with glasses on no problem. Taking cash out at an ATM using card in shop etc person with glasses good chance they can zoom in on your pin. Seriously dangerous piecof technology in the wrong hands and that’s aside from everyday invasions of privacy.
Soz, only seeing this now as you didn’t hit reply. Walking around with a phone outstretched pointing in someones face since 2004 isnt something I have seen too much of, in day to day life, like transactions at a till etc but hey maybe I haven’t been paying attention.
PIN numbers are so last year love! We have fingerprint scanners here in Brazil now no need for a PIN number so don’t be worrying!
*On all ATM machines
I foresee (sorry!) terrible eye problems down the line if these become the norm.
I remember these from ‘Beyond 2000′!
Welcome to the future. Bare in mind that the airlines have been the test bed for realtime transactions and date analysis since the 1960′s.
I like Virgin Atlantic. I flew here via London from SFO. Treated like a human being. Wonderful staff. Comfortable seats (and I’m 6’4″, 210lbs). The other airlines should pay attention to VA. They know how to treat people.
The glasses? Couldn’t care less. The terminal is plastered with cameras anyway.
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