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She's backed herself into a corner. She can...
A) General election (resign)
B) Second referendum (back to square one)
C) Embrace Corbyn's Brexit
Ironically c) is the one she will hate the most but probably gives her the best chance to stay as PM.
Any other options?
The polls are suggesting option 1 will result in another hung parliament - Labour should walk it, but Corbyn, rightly or wrongly, is toxic to many voters. If they do that, have the election, then surely Labour will smell the coffee and move more centre? Won't solve the immediate problem, but will form the basis to move forward.
F) Grow a pair and cancel the whole sorry clusterfuck.
It could well end up as a GE, and Corbyn would win that, though possibly as a minority. The LibDems could be pivotal if they get their act together
However, Corbyn has some far-left chums (Seumus Milne = pro-communist supporter, Len McCluskey = life-long militant union leader)
I doubt Labour would tolerate him as their leader for much longer - most are much more moderate
A General Election; Just what we need for a nice period of stability a few weeks before the deadline. What could possibly go wrong?
I expect May will win the confidence vote. I don't think Jezza really wants to take the poisoned chalice right now, does he?
He'll just implement the existing deal if he can
If the Tory rebels had been whipped into line the vote would have been 314:314. John Berkow would have the casting vote. I think precedent is for him to vote with the government.
Rumour has it that May is now refusing to speak with the Labour front bench. If true, that would seem to rule out option C). Bizarrely she is planning to speak to Blairites - but their's would be a Remain position I would have thought?
May has an amazing ability to limit her own options, while at the same time refusing to give someone else a go.
That Corbyn really is a bit of a cunt, ain't he?
Wants no-deal to not be an option after voting against a deal. So he doesn't want the deal and he doesn't want no deal. The only alternative left to him is no Brexit which would be against the popular vote, or a new deal of his own which he hasn't got.
I don't think he has a fucking clue about the solution which is probably why he hasn't been asked to join in and when he is finally asked he has a real old flounce. He really is not adding anything useful.
Corbyn has always been anti-Europe, and he & his puppeteers will do anything to split the UK from the EU. Sneakily. Milne, McCluskey & others have their own Communist agenda for the UK - at odds with traditional Labour values & Labour's MPs
Mrs Sinnick just pointed out that the last Labour conference resolved to promote a 2nd Referendum, and the backbenchers are building a (Labour) constitutional challenge to Corbyn's authority on this
And yes, Corbyn is a cunt
Flashback to 2016
"I've just voted to Remain. The EU provides the best framework to meet the challenges of our time #LabourInForBritain"
Just read a sensible comment elsewhere. The jist was that No Deal is like having a nuclear deterrent - It's only useful if the other side thinks you may actually use it. No-one wants a no deal but taking it off the table weakens your hand considerably.
I think the other 27 states may have worked that out some time ago, and the idea is flawed
With a nuclear deterrent, neither side can give it up because it leaves a palpable weakness
With the no-deal option, it's like a bank robber threatening "give me your money or I'll shoot myself in the foot"
The EU don't want the situation, but have to make plans in case
"A Cabinet Office source tells me today No. 10 is considering agreeing a second referendum with three choices: No Deal Brexit, May's Deal or No Brexit. It would be by alternative vote, ie you rate your preferences 1, 2."
The Maths would automatically rig it for a May Deal victory. I hope that's the people's vote people were expecting.
Option Q: The Queen steps in and tells them all to fuck off as she's had a tit full of the whole thing.
No Deal Brexit, May's Deal or No Brexit. It would be by alternative vote
It's May's deal that's the problem. She'll never get a vote on it past Parliament as it stands, on its own or as part of a vote (which would require an extra parliamentary process so plenty of opportunity to chuck it out). Maybe if she tweaks the backstop, but I doubt she'll achieve something now that she's not managed in 2 years.
Brexit resembles the 7 stages of grief, but after two years I don't think we are past stage one.
SHOCK & DENIAL- You will probably react to learning of the loss with numbed disbelief. ...
PAIN & GUILT- ...
ANGER & BARGAINING- ...
"DEPRESSION", REFLECTION, LONELINESS- ...
THE UPWARD TURN- ...
RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH- ...
ACCEPTANCE & HOPE
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