After eight hours of talks between EU leaders, Theresa May has been granted an Article 50 extension. If the Prime Minister can pass her deal next week, there will be technical extension until 22 May. If the deal fails to pass, Article 50 will be extended only until 12 April so that the UK can set out its next steps – and potentially apply for a longer extension. This offer appears to give backbenchers time to try and – once again – seize control of the process if May fails to pass her deal.
The Prime Minister’s problem is when it comes to meeting the first condition of the 22 May offer, she is going backwards rather than forwards. Brussels will only grant that extension if the Prime Minister passes her deal and, back in Westminster, hope in government that she can do so is draining fast. May’s decision to
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