What happens if May loses the no-confidence vote?

January

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11

12

MPs defeat May’s deal

13

17

18

19

No-confidence

vote is passed

Labour tables vote of no confidence in government

20

25

26

24

27

30

31

Deadline for government to regain confidence of MPs, or for the formation of another government, which could potentially be a coalition or a minority Labour administration. If neither of these happen, parliament is dissolved for election

February

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9

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11

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13

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Parliament dissolved

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28

New government could ask the EU to extend article 50

March

3

8

9

4

5

6

7

Earliest possible date a general election could be held

11

12

10

15

16

18

19

21

17

22

Two-day European

council summit begins

24

25

26

27

31

Article 50 current leaving date

The UK exits the EU

January

February

1

2

3

4

5

1

2

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

MPs defeat May’s deal

13

17

18

19

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Parliament dissolved

No-confidence

vote is passed

Labour tables vote of no confidence in government

20

25

26

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

27

30

31

24

25

26

27

28

Deadline for government to regain confidence of MPs, or for the formation of another government, which could potentially be a coalition or a minority Labour administration. If neither of these happen, parliament is dissolved for election

March

3

8

9

4

5

6

7

New government could ask the EU to extend article 50

Earliest possible date a general election could be held

11

12

10

15

18

19

21

17

22

Two-day European

council summit begins

24

25

26

27

31

Article 50 current leaving date

The UK exits the EU