Re: Vote Today
Originally Posted by
Meg
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Bread , the new wording allowing for 'alternative arrangments ' for the NI border is a nod to the Malthouse Compromise. There will be no more than that as I said earlier the EU have no reason to give way on anything now our main threat of leaving with no deal is lost.
The only other option that might get a majority is the Labour and remainer 'soft brexit ' of a customs union and single market so more or less staying in the EU .
Most leave MPs will not accept that and as all is lost in many ways the best we can hope for is an extention to article 50 and an election where scores will be settled by leave voters who are a majority away from the cities.
I don't think that no-deal is a lost cause at all
Firstly, it is written into UK law that we will leave the EU on the 29th March. The only way we could leave *with* a deal is if the WA is voted through today (unlikely) or another deal is voted through where the EU agree to our concessions.
If we extend A50 this would still not guarantee leaving with a deal, it simply extends the period between now and the end date. To do that we would need to change the March 29th act of parliament, get approval from the lords and royal ascent. Furthermore the extension period would have to be agreed by the UK and the EU and the reason given as to why we need the extension. That reason can only be that the Tories have completely failed to deliver on their manifesto commitments and failed to negotiate anything that is a good deal for the UK with the EU.
It just kicks the can down the road, no deal cannot be unilaterally taken off the table by the UK