There is now no chance of a deal on withdrawal from the EU being put to cabinet tomorrow, even if there is agreement on the outstanding backstop issues overnight. The reason is @theresa_may knows she has to give her ministers at least one night to assess the detail...
...of any agreement. So the earliest a cabinet could meet to ratify the deal, or throw it out, or ratify with some ministers quitting, is Wednesday. And Wednesday morning is problematic because no PM wants a cabinet before PMQs. So Cabinet agreement on the terms of withdrawal...
...from the EU, including the contentious question of how to keep open the border between NI and ROI, is turning into a moveable feast that never actually happens. There is a growing risk, as I've been saying, that no-deal preparations have to be massively ramped up.
