MPs could have voted to take back control yesterday, instead—as I say in The Sun this morning—they decided to hand control to the EU.
The EU Council will meet on the 10th of April to decide whether to offer the UK a further extension or not. It remains unlikely that the EU will force a no deal outcome on the UK. But any extension they offer the UK is going to involve this country taking part in the European Elections.
On Monday, MPs will vote again on various Brexit options. The options that might get a majority, though, would go directly against what the Tories said in their election manifesto. Could a government really seek to negotiate something that was directly contradictory to its manifesto? This is the question preoccupying Cabinet Ministers this weekend.
But if something does get a majority, May might choose to ask the House to choose between it and her deal.
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