Where next for Brexit?
3 September
Parliament returns from recess
Jeremy Corbyn either does/doesn’t call a vote of no confidence
If Johnson loses vote
Corbyn and opposition have 14 days to try to assemble an alternative majority. Corbyn has said he would run a caretaker administration, which would simple ask EU for extension to article 50 and then call a general election.
MPs may also try to pass legislation mandating Johnson to extend article 50 if he doesn’t get a new Brexit deal. If they succeed, he could simply ignore them - or call a ‘people v parliament’ general election
If Johnson wins vote or if no
vote is called
Week of 9 September
Parliament suspended
Party conferences begin, and negotiations with the EU27 continue
14 October
MPs return, to a new Queen’s speech setting out Johnson’s domestic priorities
17 October
Johnson goes to European council meeting – at which he hopes they agree to a renegotiated deal
If EU does not agree a renegotiated deal
31 October
Britain leaves the EU without a deal
If EU agrees renegotiated deal
21-22 October
MPs debate and vote on new Brexit deal
If Johnson wins new Brexit vote
31 October
Britain leaves EU with a deal. Johnson calls election soon after
If Johnson loses new Brexit vote
The government will say legal default is no deal
31 October
Britain leaves the EU without a deal or
Jeremy Corbyn could call a vote of no confidence with just days to spare before exit day
Where next
for Brexit?
3 September
Parliament returns from recess
Jeremy Corbyn calls a vote of no confidence
Jeremy Corbyn does not call a vote of no confidence
Johnson loses
Johnson wins
Week of 9 September
parliament suspended
MPs may also try to pass legislation mandating Johnson to extend article 50 if he doesn’t get a new Brexit deal
Corbyn and opposition have 14 days to try to assemble an alternative majority
Corbyn has said he would run a caretaker administration
Party conferences begin and negotiations with the EU27 continue
If they succeed,
he could ...
Ask EU for extension to article 50
14 October
MPs return, to a new Queen’s speech setting out Johnson’s domestic priorities
Ignore them
Call a ‘people v parliament’ general election
17 October
Johnson goes to European council meeting – at which he hopes they agree to a renegotiated deal
Call a general election
EU does
not agree deal
EU
agrees deal
Johnson
wins
Jeremy Corbyn could call a vote of no confidence with just days to spare before exit day
31 October
Britain leaves the EU without
a deal
31 October
Britain leaves EU with a deal. Johnson calls election soon after
21-22 October
MPs debate and vote on new Brexit deal
Johnson
loses
The government will say legal default is no deal