BREXIT - there are 5 options - 6 if you include the Doghouse
BREXIT is still potentially on - despite the best efforts of some. There are 5 ways it could play and the following is taken from the Brussel Broadcasting Corp webthingy
linky :- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46393399
Brexit: What happens now?
New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to renegotiate the Brexit deal agreed with the EU by his predecessor Theresa May. He says he is committed to leaving on 31 October come what may.
That does not mean we can be certain about what will happen. There are still many possible outcomes.
Mrs May's deal with the EU had two main elements - a binding withdrawal agreement (on the terms of the UK's departure) and a non-binding political declaration (on the shape of the long-term future relationship). The deal was resoundingly rejected by MPs.
Mr Johnson's plan is to negotiate with the EU to remove the Northern Ireland backstop from the withdrawal agreement (WA). The backstop was designed to ensure there could be no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland. (It would keep the UK in a customs union with the EU if there is no free trade agreement that avoids a hard border ie physical infrastructure and checks on goods.)
Mr Johnson would also like changes to the political declaration.
The difficulty is that up to now the EU has consistently said it will not reopen the withdrawal agreement, although the EU is open to changes to the political declaration. Mr Johnson insists they will reconsider now it is clear that the British government is prepared to leave without a deal. And he says that the backstop is unnecessary to prevent a hard border.
Another factor is time. Nothing much is usually done in Brussels during August, and the new European Commission does not take office until 1 November.
Mr Johnson is determined that Brexit should happen on 31 October, even if a new deal has been agreed in principle but not ratified and brought into law. In those circumstances there would almost certainly be questions about whether a short delay was sensible.
Perhaps the biggest question, though, is what would happen if no new deal is negotiated - or if MPs reject whatever new deal is brought back.
OPTION 1 No deal
No-deal Brexit is still the default outcome if MPs cannot agree anything else and there are no further extensions. The deadline is 31 October.
It would also be possible for MPs to back a no-deal Brexit, although there has been a majority against that option when they have voted on it before.
There has been considerable discussion about whether MPs would be able to stop no deal if the new prime minister was determined to press ahead.
It has been suggested Mr Johnson could prorogue Parliament to let a no-deal Brexit happen. Proroguing effectively means Parliament is shut down - there would be no debates or votes.
In July, MPs and Lords voted for a measure that attempts to stop Parliament being closed down.
If MPs did want to oppose no-deal Brexit and did get a chance to do so, their ultimate weapon would be ousting the prime minster through a confidence vote.
