What are the alternatives to May’s deal?

The options range all the way from a no-deal Brexit to a second referendum that could result in the UK staying in the bloc.

After another big defeat for Mrs May’s deal, the country may be left scrambling for alternatives with little time ahead of Britain’s scheduled exit. Many Brexiters prefer leaving the EU without a deal, because the treaty Mrs May negotiated could keep the UK so close to the bloc, particularly if the backstop enters force. Supporters of a softer break favour remaining in the customs union, the single market, or both. And many Remainers dream of a second referendum that would could reverse the original 2016 decision to leave the bloc.

If Mrs May’s deal is indeed defeated on Tuesday for a second time, she has promised a vote by no later on Wednesday on whether to proceed towards a no-deal Brexit, and a further vote, by no later than Thursday, on whether instead to ask the EU for a delay to the exit date of March 29.

MPs are thought likely to vote against a no-deal exit and for a delay of some sort but these are uncharted waters.

Via Financial Times