Not sure he will spell it out at the despatch box, but it seems if MP s won't agree govt timetable for Brexit legislation tonight, they will pull it, and if EU then offers a delay, they would push straight for an election instead
No 10 source says, 'if Parliament votes again for delay by voting down the programme motion, and the EU offers delay until 31 Jan -- then we will pull the Bill, there will be no further business for Parliament and we'll move to an election before Christmas'
Understand there have been pretty fraught conversations among Tory MPs over whether to do this or keep going and accept a slower timetable set by Parliament - govt seems to have chosen instead essentially to go on strike if the Brexit legislation doesn't progress tonight
Whether this makes any difference to the voting numbers tonight is hard to know.. will the threat of election make MPs more likley to back the 100mph timetable? Enough anger in Commons at the pace it doesn't seem like it but we're a long way to go until vote after 7pm
