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**Chris** · 03-04-2019, 23:51

As Damian said - it’s pretty clear she’s going to keep asking for extensions anyway. It’s also pretty clear the Commons doesn’t trust her. Once upon a time the symbolic value of this would have been immense. Today it’s just another government defeat over Brexit.

The main difference here is that it is a full-blown Bill so it has to go to the Lords. Their Lordships don’t like to be rushed and they don’t like bad law. So it is by no means certain the remainder of its passage will be swift.

I would also be a little more careful about putting so much faith in the EU to be as keen to keep kicking the can down the road as May has been. There comes a point where our continued presence begins to seriously impact on the purity of the project. They won’t hang on for a deal at any cost and with two rounds of indicative votes passed and a third voted down, it is clear that neither Parliament nor Government wants a second referendum. So where’s the incentive for the EU27 to keep holding on for one?

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,133	Re: Brexit As Damian said - it’s pretty clear she’s going to keep asking for extensions anyway. It’s also pretty clear the Commons doesn’t trust her. Once upon a time the symbolic value of this would have been immense. Today it’s just another government defeat over Brexit. The main difference here is that it is a full-blown Bill so it has to go to the Lords. Their Lordships don’t like to be rushed and they don’t like bad law. So it is by no means certain the remainder of its passage will be swift. I would also be a little more careful about putting so much faith in the EU to be as keen to keep kicking the can down the road as May has been. There comes a point where our continued presence begins to seriously impact on the purity of the project. They won’t hang on for a deal at any cost and with two rounds of indicative votes passed and a third voted down, it is clear that neither Parliament nor Government wants a second referendum. So where’s the incentive for the EU27 to keep holding on for one?