Originally Posted by nomadking

No it doesn't. The withdrawal agreement only last until the end of 2020.

Originally Posted by Chris

The Government motion for tomorrow proposes asking the EU for an extension until 30 June and in effect notes that:
- If Parliament votes to accept May’s negotiated deal in the meantime, she will go to Brussels and tell them she needs the time to pass relevant legislation
- If Parliament does not accept May’s negotiated deal in the meantime, Parliament is going to have to come up with some pretty good reasons why the EU should grant an extension.
- The EU is not obliged to grant an extension and it’s difficult to see why they would do so without that very good reason being put to them.
- We have to hold EU elections if we’re still a member state when they come around in late May.

There has actually been a theory floating around for months now that “managed no deal” has always been the end game, because it fully detaches the UK from the EU, looks very messy and sends a signal to the remaining members to think twice about leaving. In other words, both the UK and the EU get something out of it, even though it doesn’t look good. It still seems to stretch credibility to me, but given today’s pantomime in the Commons, somewhat less than when I first heard it.