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In the early morning news, there was a suggestion that the 'Meaningful Vote' would not be tested next week because of the certainty of defeat for May. The BBC report suggested that May would go back to Brussels to renegotiate.

Will the EU be reasonable? Indeed, what is reasonable? Pretend that the backstop is important for Irish peace (when it's really there just to protect the Irish economy)? Value the UK as a decent partner into the future? Openly espouse the EEA route (we are a current member due to the EU) which doesn't need EU permission afaik?

If the EU remains intransigent, then it's No Deal or EEA, in my eyes. I'd take either.

But can we stay in the EEA? There's an interesting view on that: https://esharp.eu/debates/the-uk-and...r-after-brexit

But I think that the Attorney General thinks that we don't drop out of the EEA after we leave the EU. So a potentially interesting bun fight there.


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Originally Posted by Dave42

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before anyone says project fear I remind you to read 3rd paragraph of article 50 and that is legal document about leaving EU

3. The Treaties shall cease to apply to the State in question from the date of entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend this period.