Hear on current govt plans they hope to push Brexit bills thro by getting MPs to sit til midnight tmrw and Wednesday, then hope to finish this stage on Thursday so the legislation goes to the Lords on Friday
That’s a hell of a timetable and may well by rejected by MPs, but there is also chat about a ‘guillotine’ - ramming everything thro super fast some Tory nerves that would look aggressive to those who want to back the deal but are wobbly
Interesting moment this - Johnson's govt has a better chance than May ever did of getting deal thro + in govt there's a sense they probably have the numbers to get it thro, but they might trip up over process of doing so because of determination to hit deadline
And of course, amendments might go against them in a big way - fewer Tories will back it this time, but if SNP backs customs union for as seems possible, then govt might not be able to hold that off - in that case, No 10 will likely pull the bill and push button for election
