The timeline for reaching an agreement on either an extension or a Future Relationship continues to tighten
PDF: bit.ly/UshGraphic25
PDF: bit.ly/UshGraphic25
Even with the UK's publication of a text, there hasn't been any substantive discussion of extension, let alone a common text
The mismatch of the two timelines doesn't really help on this either, as can't use one to nudge the other
The mismatch of the two timelines doesn't really help on this either, as can't use one to nudge the other
Which leaves open a possibility of discovering an extension is needed, but only after end June, when it's very much more difficult to do
And thus a possibility of an accidental 'non-agreement' outcome
And thus a possibility of an accidental 'non-agreement' outcome
Yes, mutterings on both sides about needing to flex on positions, but that's still a long way from doing so, and from it being enough to close the (big) gaps
