I will produce considered pieces on these two topics over the weekend.
The immediate headlines are
- A big majority of Conservative MP (188) and an a bigger majority of Conservative members oppose delay. If the EU agreed a delay it could only go through with Mrs May and her minority of Conservatives in alliance with Mr Corbyn and Labour. Seven Cabinet members oppose delay and other Ministers, leading to resignations if the PM were to want to press it.
- There is no agreement amongst delayers over how long and why. If the EU wont renegotiate anyway, how would the UK get a better deal after March 29 than in the 2 years 9 months before? How would delayers in Parliament explain it to voters who were promised Brexit by b0th main parties in the 2017 election ?
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