After two significant votes in the House of Commons pointing in two different directions - one towards a Brexit agreement and the other towards a general election - we discuss where we might be heading. Does Johnson have enough to persuade the wavering MPs he needs to get his Brexit deal over the line? Do his opponents have enough to stop him? Can European leaders still force the issue? And if there is an election, does it all change again? Plus we ask: what's actually in the WAB? With Helen Thompson, Catherine Barnard and Chris Brooke.
Talking Points:
Last night was the first time since the Brady amendment that Parliament voted positively on something.
Johnson’s deal is mostly Theresa May’s deal, with the exception of some really complicated legal points around Northern Island.
Where is the EU on all of this?
At some point, an election is going to become inevitable.
How effective was a Benn act?
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