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Originally Posted by Chris
Parliamentary will is a mere inconvenience at this stage. In normal times it might present significant political difficulties but these are not normal times and last night Parliament deliberately chose to approve non-binding amendments and to reject binding ones. It has expressed an opinion. Nothing more. And the legal position is that we will leave without a deal if no deal has been ratified, on the 29th of March. Parliament could have changed some or all of this. It changed nothing.
While I still think it more likely that the EU will cave in, albeit using a form of words that makes it look like they haven’t, the chances of No Deal are now far higher.
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I agree that’s the current legal position.
That can change quickly when staring down the barrel though. Parliament backed the non-binding motions out of cowardice and left Theresa May chasing the unicorns that have eluded her for two years. What happens in two weeks when she returns to Parliament for the third time offering an identical deal is anyone’s guess.