Article 43S2V Brexit weekly briefing: EU signs off on 'the only deal possible'

Brexit weekly briefing: EU signs off on 'the only deal possible'

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Jon Henley
from Economics | The Guardian on (#43S2V)

Now even harder work begins for Theresa May as she battles MPs over the withdrawal agreement

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May could bring it back for a second vote, perhaps with very minor tweaks.

She could resign and be replaced by a different leader who could then appeal to a majority in parliament, perhaps by offering a softer deal.

Tory backbenchers could depose her via a no-confidence vote.

In an ultimate gamble, May could call a general election, appealing to voters to back her over the heads of squabbling MPs.

Labour could try to force an election through a vote of no confidence.

Calls for a second referendum could become impossible to ignore, especially if Labour decided to back them.

Britain could crash out on 29 March without a deal.

UK economy would be 4% smaller after 10 years under May's Brexit plan, the respected economic forecaster NIESR says.

European court rejects British expats' referendum challenge.

Figures show rise in EU nationals exiting public sector after Brexit vote.

Knighted Tory MP Sir John Hayes says he still won't back May's deal.

Blowtorches in Brussels as protesters demand a people's vote.

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Philip Hammond insists Theresa May's Brexit deal is better than staying in EU.

So will Europe miss the UK when it's gone? Probably not.

The leave adviser Shanker Singham admits UK would be better off staying in EU.

Majestic Wine to stockpile 1m extra bottles for no-deal Brexit.

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The health secretary, Matt Hancock, says second Brexit referendum possible.

Even as May shook hands with Jean-Claude Juncker, the political village was transforming itself into a noisy constitutional souk. At every stall, the traders offer alternative models: "Norway for now!"; "Canada ++!"; "Switzerland!"; "Get yer article 50 extension here!" None of these alternatives, it should be emphasised, has been seriously countenanced by the EU. But they are already being offered to curious MPs at early-bird prices. What unites this cacophonous marketplace is the absolute assumption that the deal will fail in December. The 585-page agreement and its 26-page political annex are already regarded as redundant. The variables are dizzying, the stakes vertiginous. The worst news for May is that the past two and a half years were the easy bit.

Amazing that - yet again - we are 45 minutes in & still not single voice, from any party, including Tories, backing @theresa_may's Brexit deal. Even ultra loyalist Michael Fallon now puts the boot in - "is it really wise to trust future of our economy to use 'best endeavours'"?

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