Update on the Grieve amendment: new wording to be laid by govt in Lords. Expect Nov 30 to disappear but Feb 15 to remain. Govt will claim victory because MPs will no longer take over negotiations BUT fundamental point remains: there will be a vote on no deal
The importance of this should not be overlooked. It is the remainers’ insurance against the Brexiteers bagging the EU Withdrawal Bill and then blowing up the negotiations by voting against the final deal in order to get a pure “no deal” Brexit
The amendment likely to be agreed by the govt today therefore means a softer Brexit acceptable to a majority in the Commons is more likely (though still far from certain, obviously)
