>> Doesnt matter what Johnson would support. There is no majority in the Commons for No
>> Deal .
AIUI, there doesn't have to be - it is still the default position already legislated for.
In order to avoid it, there would have to be a majority in the Commons to revoke/block that legislation - it has been attempted and failed several times (though that might, of course, be a matter of brinkmanship).
So, if the EU's patience is exhausted, and Boris runs the decision to the wire on or near the 31st October without (as has happened to date) the EU then granting a further extension, will this cause a change of Commons heart, and can such a process happen in time to avoid the choices I've set out?
If Boris is really up for a no deal, it will take some change from what has happened to date to stop him, and there are some real, practical time-constraints.
(And of course, deal or no deal, this is only the start of the shenanigans - the fall out from either of those decisions is going to continue to tie up Parliament and the Civil Service for years to come).
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