May's end game

[BlueSharp]

60 days till B day, on course for no deal exit. Did May really listen to Trump about negotiating and the art of the deal?

It's obvious it is her deal or no deal, so let no deal happen. Then put her deal back to the commons. When hysteria sets in and the shops and factories are empty what politician will vote to kick out the deal?

[Old Greg]

60 days till B day, on course for no deal exit. Did May really listen to Trump about negotiating and the art of the deal?

It's obvious it is her deal or no deal, so let no deal happen. Then put her deal back to the commons. When hysteria sets in and the shops and factories are empty what politician will vote to kick out the deal?

The army is planning an 'intervention' to install Noel Edmonds as PM for the duration of the emergency.

[meridian]

60 days till B day, on course for no deal exit. Did May really listen to Trump about negotiating and the art of the deal?

It's obvious it is her deal or no deal, so let no deal happen. Then put her deal back to the commons. When hysteria sets in and the shops and factories are empty what politician will vote to kick out the deal?

There's only a slight flaw in this sequence....

[darmstadt]

60 days till B day, on course for no deal exit. Did May really listen to Trump about negotiating and the art of the deal?

It's obvious it is her deal or no deal, so let no deal happen. Then put her deal back to the commons. When hysteria sets in and the shops and factories are empty what politician will vote to kick out the deal?

One slight problem with that scenario, once no deal has happened then the UK is no longer in the EU so May's deal is dead and gone. The UK would have to reapply to join the EU. I also believe that there are now only 28 days left of parliament in which to debate this cluster****

[Old Greg]

One slight problem with that scenario, once no deal has happened then the UK is no longer in the EU so May's deal is dead and gone. The UK would have to reapply to join the EU. I also believe that there are now only 28 days left of parliament in which to debate this cluster****

<28 days if JRM has his way and suspends Parliament.

[BlueSharp]

There's only a slight flaw in this sequence....

Unless she has already spoken to the e.u. that they would accept it...

[meridian]

Unless she has already spoken to the e.u. that they would accept it...

Interesting. On reflection:

What we're really talking about is the transition period, and the applicability of the various treaties of the EU during that period. Article 50 allows the EU to extend the treaties if unanimously decided (and that decision is contained within the EU acceptance of the WA). The legal question would be whether or not that extension can be retrospectively applied, if we have already left with no deal.

IMO I don't think any agreement between May and the EU will be the sticking point, but rather whether or not the law allows for retrospectivity. Ideally, HMG would take a case to the ECJ to get this decided, but that's probably not going to happen.

[BlasterBates]

It's now crunch time. Cooper's vs Brady's amendments. If Brady succeeds with his backstop amendment then I suspect May's Brexit goes through, otherwise Brexit will go into the long grass.

[Yorkie62]

<28 days if JRM has his way and suspends Parliament.

I thought May wanted to cancel the annual MPs February skiing trip and even make then work longer hours in the run up to March29th

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[Old Greg]

I thought May wanted to cancel the annual MPs February skiing trip and even make then work longer hours in the run up to March29th

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I was referencing JRM, who is such a strong supporter of British parliamentary sovereignty that he is suggesting suspending parliament.