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1/6 It appears that the Prime Minister didn’t tell the Cabinet yesterday what length of extension to Article 50 she is going to ask the European Council for.
2/6 It seems that the European Council will ask her for a reason for an extension and simply saying that she will continue to try and get her deal through may not be enough. We need to have a clear purpose. We must also avoid the disaster of a no deal Brexit.
3/6 So with just 9 days to go the country is leaderless and in crisis. It is now the moment for Parliament to provide leadership.
4/6 MPs must now debate the real choices we face about what kind of deal we might be prepared to support: a free trade agreement, a customs union and/or a deal like Norway.
5/6 The best way to find out which of these might command a majority is to hold indicative votes on them. This is what the Government should be doing - but isn’t - so we must.
6/6 Next Monday will be Parliament’s opportunity to do this. We should take it, not least because it will show the EU that we have got a plan for the extension. And whatever deal Parliament does eventually agree should be put back to the people in a confirmatory referendum.
