Tory vote of no confidence – what happens next

December

1

2

3

8

May resigns or loses confidence vote among Tory MPs

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Deal abandoned

European council

summit

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Parliamentary recess

30

31

Tory leadership contest – could the field clear to anoint a candidate before recess and prevent party members voting?

January

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Parliament returns – new Tory PM would need to produce plan. Could move towards Norway - or Canada-style deal. Needs EU agreement to renegotiate

13

14

19

20

21

25

26

Written

statement

Commons must debate statement

27

28

29

Government required to make written statement in the absence of a deal

1

2

February

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

1

2

March

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

European council summit

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Article 50 deadline

The UK leaves the EU

December

January

1

1

2

3

4

5

2

3

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

May resigns or loses confidence vote among Tory MPs

Parliament returns – new Tory PM would need to produce plan. Could move towards Norway - or Canada-style deal. Needs EU agreement to renegotiate

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

13

14

19

Deal abandoned

European council

summit

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

20

21

25

26

Written

statement

Commons must debate statement

27

28

29

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Parliamentary recess

30

31

Government required to make written statement in the absence of a deal

Tory leadership contest – could the field clear to anoint a candidate before recess and prevent party members voting?

1

2

1

2

February

March

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

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15

16

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

European council summit

24

25

26

27

28

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Article 50 deadline

The UK leaves the EU

December

January

1

2

1

2

February

March

1

1

2

3

4

5

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

2

3

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

May resigns or loses confidence vote among Tory MPs

Parliament returns – new Tory PM would need to produce plan. Could move towards Norway - or Canada-style deal. Needs EU agreement to renegotiate

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

13

14

19

Deal abandoned

European council

summit

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

20

21

25

26

European council summit

Written

statement

24

25

26

27

28

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Commons must debate statement

27

28

29

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Parliamentary recess

31

30

31

Government required to make written statement in the absence of a deal

Tory leadership contest – could the field clear to anoint a candidate before recess and prevent party members voting?

Article 50 deadline

The UK leaves the EU