Under the timetable agreed by the government, May must either present a revised Brexit deal to the Commons on Thursday, which appears unlikely to happen, or else table a motion to which MPs can add amendments. It had been expected the MPs would try again on Thursday if May did not return with a deal. A bill laying out how MPs could seek to avoid a no-deal departure may nonetheless be published next week, they said. The talks were intended to build on discussions May had in Northern Ireland and Brussels this week, her spokeswoman said. May has yet to formally respond to Corbyn’s letter on Wednesday in which he said Labour would support her Brexit deal if she makes five legally binding commitments, including joining a customs union.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2019 18:22 UTC