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It is being reported that there will be a series of votes on the 12th, 13th and 14th of March:




The prime minister said she will put her withdrawal agreement - including any changes she has agreed with the EU - to a meaningful vote by 12 March.



If that fails, MPs will be offered two separate votes:



One, on the following day, on whether MPs support a no-deal Brexit - so the UK would "only leave without a deal on 29 March if there is explicit consent in the House for that outcome"



If that fails, then MPs will get a vote by 14 March on requesting an extension to the two-year Article 50 negotiation process to delay EU withdrawal beyond 29 March




But what happens if Parliament votes against each of these? That is, what happens if Parliament votes against Theresa May's deal on the 12th, votes that it does not support a No Deal Brexit on the 13th, and then votes against extending the date of departure on the 14th? Firstly, what is the "will of Parliament" deemed to be in this case, and secondly, what are the practical consequences? The default, of course, is that the UK leaves on the 29th of March without a deal; yet Parliament will have said (in its vote on the 13th) that it does not support this eventuality.










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    The fact is that Parliaments 'support' for leaving with no deal is not truly relevant. If there is no extension, no revocation, and no 'deal', then membership ends on March 29th 2019, 23:00 no matter how Parliament feels on the matter.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago











  • As of now, there's no definitive answer to this question as the government haven't said what would happen (the PM was asked but she avoided answering). In practice, there will need to be another vote (or series of votes) on other alternatives prior to April. I would expect they would include a vote for a 2nd referendum as the opposition parties will be pushing for that by then.

    – Alex
    12 hours ago











  • Sure they can keep voting all the way up until 22:59 March 29th, if they like, but if they haven't agreed to anything before then, the idea that they have to have 'explicit consent' to what happens a minute later is sheer silliness. In fact, it's silliness now. It just doesn't matter. So I think that simplifies the OP's question a bit as that can simply be disregarded.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago








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    I suspect even Theresa May doesn't know the answer.

    – JonathanReez
    11 hours ago






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    I would think a revocation would have to be specifcially part in the March 13th amendment then.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago
















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It is being reported that there will be a series of votes on the 12th, 13th and 14th of March:




The prime minister said she will put her withdrawal agreement - including any changes she has agreed with the EU - to a meaningful vote by 12 March.



If that fails, MPs will be offered two separate votes:



One, on the following day, on whether MPs support a no-deal Brexit - so the UK would "only leave without a deal on 29 March if there is explicit consent in the House for that outcome"



If that fails, then MPs will get a vote by 14 March on requesting an extension to the two-year Article 50 negotiation process to delay EU withdrawal beyond 29 March




But what happens if Parliament votes against each of these? That is, what happens if Parliament votes against Theresa May's deal on the 12th, votes that it does not support a No Deal Brexit on the 13th, and then votes against extending the date of departure on the 14th? Firstly, what is the "will of Parliament" deemed to be in this case, and secondly, what are the practical consequences? The default, of course, is that the UK leaves on the 29th of March without a deal; yet Parliament will have said (in its vote on the 13th) that it does not support this eventuality.










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    The fact is that Parliaments 'support' for leaving with no deal is not truly relevant. If there is no extension, no revocation, and no 'deal', then membership ends on March 29th 2019, 23:00 no matter how Parliament feels on the matter.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago











  • As of now, there's no definitive answer to this question as the government haven't said what would happen (the PM was asked but she avoided answering). In practice, there will need to be another vote (or series of votes) on other alternatives prior to April. I would expect they would include a vote for a 2nd referendum as the opposition parties will be pushing for that by then.

    – Alex
    12 hours ago











  • Sure they can keep voting all the way up until 22:59 March 29th, if they like, but if they haven't agreed to anything before then, the idea that they have to have 'explicit consent' to what happens a minute later is sheer silliness. In fact, it's silliness now. It just doesn't matter. So I think that simplifies the OP's question a bit as that can simply be disregarded.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago








  • 10





    I suspect even Theresa May doesn't know the answer.

    – JonathanReez
    11 hours ago






  • 1





    I would think a revocation would have to be specifcially part in the March 13th amendment then.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago














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It is being reported that there will be a series of votes on the 12th, 13th and 14th of March:




The prime minister said she will put her withdrawal agreement - including any changes she has agreed with the EU - to a meaningful vote by 12 March.



If that fails, MPs will be offered two separate votes:



One, on the following day, on whether MPs support a no-deal Brexit - so the UK would "only leave without a deal on 29 March if there is explicit consent in the House for that outcome"



If that fails, then MPs will get a vote by 14 March on requesting an extension to the two-year Article 50 negotiation process to delay EU withdrawal beyond 29 March




But what happens if Parliament votes against each of these? That is, what happens if Parliament votes against Theresa May's deal on the 12th, votes that it does not support a No Deal Brexit on the 13th, and then votes against extending the date of departure on the 14th? Firstly, what is the "will of Parliament" deemed to be in this case, and secondly, what are the practical consequences? The default, of course, is that the UK leaves on the 29th of March without a deal; yet Parliament will have said (in its vote on the 13th) that it does not support this eventuality.










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It is being reported that there will be a series of votes on the 12th, 13th and 14th of March:




The prime minister said she will put her withdrawal agreement - including any changes she has agreed with the EU - to a meaningful vote by 12 March.



If that fails, MPs will be offered two separate votes:



One, on the following day, on whether MPs support a no-deal Brexit - so the UK would "only leave without a deal on 29 March if there is explicit consent in the House for that outcome"



If that fails, then MPs will get a vote by 14 March on requesting an extension to the two-year Article 50 negotiation process to delay EU withdrawal beyond 29 March




But what happens if Parliament votes against each of these? That is, what happens if Parliament votes against Theresa May's deal on the 12th, votes that it does not support a No Deal Brexit on the 13th, and then votes against extending the date of departure on the 14th? Firstly, what is the "will of Parliament" deemed to be in this case, and secondly, what are the practical consequences? The default, of course, is that the UK leaves on the 29th of March without a deal; yet Parliament will have said (in its vote on the 13th) that it does not support this eventuality.







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  • 8





    The fact is that Parliaments 'support' for leaving with no deal is not truly relevant. If there is no extension, no revocation, and no 'deal', then membership ends on March 29th 2019, 23:00 no matter how Parliament feels on the matter.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago











  • As of now, there's no definitive answer to this question as the government haven't said what would happen (the PM was asked but she avoided answering). In practice, there will need to be another vote (or series of votes) on other alternatives prior to April. I would expect they would include a vote for a 2nd referendum as the opposition parties will be pushing for that by then.

    – Alex
    12 hours ago











  • Sure they can keep voting all the way up until 22:59 March 29th, if they like, but if they haven't agreed to anything before then, the idea that they have to have 'explicit consent' to what happens a minute later is sheer silliness. In fact, it's silliness now. It just doesn't matter. So I think that simplifies the OP's question a bit as that can simply be disregarded.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago








  • 10





    I suspect even Theresa May doesn't know the answer.

    – JonathanReez
    11 hours ago






  • 1





    I would think a revocation would have to be specifcially part in the March 13th amendment then.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago














  • 8





    The fact is that Parliaments 'support' for leaving with no deal is not truly relevant. If there is no extension, no revocation, and no 'deal', then membership ends on March 29th 2019, 23:00 no matter how Parliament feels on the matter.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago











  • As of now, there's no definitive answer to this question as the government haven't said what would happen (the PM was asked but she avoided answering). In practice, there will need to be another vote (or series of votes) on other alternatives prior to April. I would expect they would include a vote for a 2nd referendum as the opposition parties will be pushing for that by then.

    – Alex
    12 hours ago











  • Sure they can keep voting all the way up until 22:59 March 29th, if they like, but if they haven't agreed to anything before then, the idea that they have to have 'explicit consent' to what happens a minute later is sheer silliness. In fact, it's silliness now. It just doesn't matter. So I think that simplifies the OP's question a bit as that can simply be disregarded.

    – ouflak
    12 hours ago








  • 10





    I suspect even Theresa May doesn't know the answer.

    – JonathanReez
    11 hours ago






  • 1





    I would think a revocation would have to be specifcially part in the March 13th amendment then.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago








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8





The fact is that Parliaments 'support' for leaving with no deal is not truly relevant. If there is no extension, no revocation, and no 'deal', then membership ends on March 29th 2019, 23:00 no matter how Parliament feels on the matter.

– ouflak
12 hours ago





The fact is that Parliaments 'support' for leaving with no deal is not truly relevant. If there is no extension, no revocation, and no 'deal', then membership ends on March 29th 2019, 23:00 no matter how Parliament feels on the matter.

– ouflak
12 hours ago













As of now, there's no definitive answer to this question as the government haven't said what would happen (the PM was asked but she avoided answering). In practice, there will need to be another vote (or series of votes) on other alternatives prior to April. I would expect they would include a vote for a 2nd referendum as the opposition parties will be pushing for that by then.

– Alex
12 hours ago





As of now, there's no definitive answer to this question as the government haven't said what would happen (the PM was asked but she avoided answering). In practice, there will need to be another vote (or series of votes) on other alternatives prior to April. I would expect they would include a vote for a 2nd referendum as the opposition parties will be pushing for that by then.

– Alex
12 hours ago













Sure they can keep voting all the way up until 22:59 March 29th, if they like, but if they haven't agreed to anything before then, the idea that they have to have 'explicit consent' to what happens a minute later is sheer silliness. In fact, it's silliness now. It just doesn't matter. So I think that simplifies the OP's question a bit as that can simply be disregarded.

– ouflak
12 hours ago







Sure they can keep voting all the way up until 22:59 March 29th, if they like, but if they haven't agreed to anything before then, the idea that they have to have 'explicit consent' to what happens a minute later is sheer silliness. In fact, it's silliness now. It just doesn't matter. So I think that simplifies the OP's question a bit as that can simply be disregarded.

– ouflak
12 hours ago






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I suspect even Theresa May doesn't know the answer.

– JonathanReez
11 hours ago





I suspect even Theresa May doesn't know the answer.

– JonathanReez
11 hours ago




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I would think a revocation would have to be specifcially part in the March 13th amendment then.

– ouflak
10 hours ago





I would think a revocation would have to be specifcially part in the March 13th amendment then.

– ouflak
10 hours ago










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It looks like the BBC have stepped up to answer this very question.
Full Article on the three vote offers.



Per the flow chart below, if MPs vote no at all three votes, the UK will leave the EU without a deal.



However, at the moment it is my understanding that this information is speculative in that the text of the votes and any possible amendments have not yet been released and the details may change this flow diagram.



Three Votes Diagram






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    As discussed in the comments on the Question, it may be this flow is wrong, particularly because it makes vote 2 and 3 mutually contradictory. So if vote 2 is flipped to "pass" an "No no-deal", then failing to pass the extension bill could result in revocation of Article 50.

    – Jontia
    10 hours ago








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    If this is what the BBC (a presumably knowledgeable source) is currently saying based on their current information, then this is a valid answer, even if the details change later.

    – Bobson
    10 hours ago











  • If this is accurate, I didn't realize the Marcth 13th vote was a simple absolute positive/negative. Ofcourse this doesn't cover the political ramifications.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago













  • This flow chart implies that 50 percent of the routes result in a no-deal exit, or 2/3rds of them when you discount the unlikely 4th option (MPs approving the PM's deal, when they have already decisively rejected it). But many MPs make this choice whilst still having a nervous eye on their Constituency, most of which voted Leave in the Referendum.

    – Ed999
    7 hours ago











  • @Ed999 Your 4th option is the first option on the chart.

    – Jontia
    7 hours ago











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It looks like the BBC have stepped up to answer this very question.
Full Article on the three vote offers.



Per the flow chart below, if MPs vote no at all three votes, the UK will leave the EU without a deal.



However, at the moment it is my understanding that this information is speculative in that the text of the votes and any possible amendments have not yet been released and the details may change this flow diagram.



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    As discussed in the comments on the Question, it may be this flow is wrong, particularly because it makes vote 2 and 3 mutually contradictory. So if vote 2 is flipped to "pass" an "No no-deal", then failing to pass the extension bill could result in revocation of Article 50.

    – Jontia
    10 hours ago








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    If this is what the BBC (a presumably knowledgeable source) is currently saying based on their current information, then this is a valid answer, even if the details change later.

    – Bobson
    10 hours ago











  • If this is accurate, I didn't realize the Marcth 13th vote was a simple absolute positive/negative. Ofcourse this doesn't cover the political ramifications.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago













  • This flow chart implies that 50 percent of the routes result in a no-deal exit, or 2/3rds of them when you discount the unlikely 4th option (MPs approving the PM's deal, when they have already decisively rejected it). But many MPs make this choice whilst still having a nervous eye on their Constituency, most of which voted Leave in the Referendum.

    – Ed999
    7 hours ago











  • @Ed999 Your 4th option is the first option on the chart.

    – Jontia
    7 hours ago
















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It looks like the BBC have stepped up to answer this very question.
Full Article on the three vote offers.



Per the flow chart below, if MPs vote no at all three votes, the UK will leave the EU without a deal.



However, at the moment it is my understanding that this information is speculative in that the text of the votes and any possible amendments have not yet been released and the details may change this flow diagram.



Three Votes Diagram






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  • 1





    As discussed in the comments on the Question, it may be this flow is wrong, particularly because it makes vote 2 and 3 mutually contradictory. So if vote 2 is flipped to "pass" an "No no-deal", then failing to pass the extension bill could result in revocation of Article 50.

    – Jontia
    10 hours ago








  • 4





    If this is what the BBC (a presumably knowledgeable source) is currently saying based on their current information, then this is a valid answer, even if the details change later.

    – Bobson
    10 hours ago











  • If this is accurate, I didn't realize the Marcth 13th vote was a simple absolute positive/negative. Ofcourse this doesn't cover the political ramifications.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago













  • This flow chart implies that 50 percent of the routes result in a no-deal exit, or 2/3rds of them when you discount the unlikely 4th option (MPs approving the PM's deal, when they have already decisively rejected it). But many MPs make this choice whilst still having a nervous eye on their Constituency, most of which voted Leave in the Referendum.

    – Ed999
    7 hours ago











  • @Ed999 Your 4th option is the first option on the chart.

    – Jontia
    7 hours ago














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It looks like the BBC have stepped up to answer this very question.
Full Article on the three vote offers.



Per the flow chart below, if MPs vote no at all three votes, the UK will leave the EU without a deal.



However, at the moment it is my understanding that this information is speculative in that the text of the votes and any possible amendments have not yet been released and the details may change this flow diagram.



Three Votes Diagram






share|improve this answer













It looks like the BBC have stepped up to answer this very question.
Full Article on the three vote offers.



Per the flow chart below, if MPs vote no at all three votes, the UK will leave the EU without a deal.



However, at the moment it is my understanding that this information is speculative in that the text of the votes and any possible amendments have not yet been released and the details may change this flow diagram.



Three Votes Diagram







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    As discussed in the comments on the Question, it may be this flow is wrong, particularly because it makes vote 2 and 3 mutually contradictory. So if vote 2 is flipped to "pass" an "No no-deal", then failing to pass the extension bill could result in revocation of Article 50.

    – Jontia
    10 hours ago








  • 4





    If this is what the BBC (a presumably knowledgeable source) is currently saying based on their current information, then this is a valid answer, even if the details change later.

    – Bobson
    10 hours ago











  • If this is accurate, I didn't realize the Marcth 13th vote was a simple absolute positive/negative. Ofcourse this doesn't cover the political ramifications.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago













  • This flow chart implies that 50 percent of the routes result in a no-deal exit, or 2/3rds of them when you discount the unlikely 4th option (MPs approving the PM's deal, when they have already decisively rejected it). But many MPs make this choice whilst still having a nervous eye on their Constituency, most of which voted Leave in the Referendum.

    – Ed999
    7 hours ago











  • @Ed999 Your 4th option is the first option on the chart.

    – Jontia
    7 hours ago














  • 1





    As discussed in the comments on the Question, it may be this flow is wrong, particularly because it makes vote 2 and 3 mutually contradictory. So if vote 2 is flipped to "pass" an "No no-deal", then failing to pass the extension bill could result in revocation of Article 50.

    – Jontia
    10 hours ago








  • 4





    If this is what the BBC (a presumably knowledgeable source) is currently saying based on their current information, then this is a valid answer, even if the details change later.

    – Bobson
    10 hours ago











  • If this is accurate, I didn't realize the Marcth 13th vote was a simple absolute positive/negative. Ofcourse this doesn't cover the political ramifications.

    – ouflak
    10 hours ago













  • This flow chart implies that 50 percent of the routes result in a no-deal exit, or 2/3rds of them when you discount the unlikely 4th option (MPs approving the PM's deal, when they have already decisively rejected it). But many MPs make this choice whilst still having a nervous eye on their Constituency, most of which voted Leave in the Referendum.

    – Ed999
    7 hours ago











  • @Ed999 Your 4th option is the first option on the chart.

    – Jontia
    7 hours ago








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1





As discussed in the comments on the Question, it may be this flow is wrong, particularly because it makes vote 2 and 3 mutually contradictory. So if vote 2 is flipped to "pass" an "No no-deal", then failing to pass the extension bill could result in revocation of Article 50.

– Jontia
10 hours ago







As discussed in the comments on the Question, it may be this flow is wrong, particularly because it makes vote 2 and 3 mutually contradictory. So if vote 2 is flipped to "pass" an "No no-deal", then failing to pass the extension bill could result in revocation of Article 50.

– Jontia
10 hours ago






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4





If this is what the BBC (a presumably knowledgeable source) is currently saying based on their current information, then this is a valid answer, even if the details change later.

– Bobson
10 hours ago





If this is what the BBC (a presumably knowledgeable source) is currently saying based on their current information, then this is a valid answer, even if the details change later.

– Bobson
10 hours ago













If this is accurate, I didn't realize the Marcth 13th vote was a simple absolute positive/negative. Ofcourse this doesn't cover the political ramifications.

– ouflak
10 hours ago







If this is accurate, I didn't realize the Marcth 13th vote was a simple absolute positive/negative. Ofcourse this doesn't cover the political ramifications.

– ouflak
10 hours ago















This flow chart implies that 50 percent of the routes result in a no-deal exit, or 2/3rds of them when you discount the unlikely 4th option (MPs approving the PM's deal, when they have already decisively rejected it). But many MPs make this choice whilst still having a nervous eye on their Constituency, most of which voted Leave in the Referendum.

– Ed999
7 hours ago





This flow chart implies that 50 percent of the routes result in a no-deal exit, or 2/3rds of them when you discount the unlikely 4th option (MPs approving the PM's deal, when they have already decisively rejected it). But many MPs make this choice whilst still having a nervous eye on their Constituency, most of which voted Leave in the Referendum.

– Ed999
7 hours ago













@Ed999 Your 4th option is the first option on the chart.

– Jontia
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@Ed999 Your 4th option is the first option on the chart.

– Jontia
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