Published: October 17, 2019

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THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES THAT A DEAL HAS BEEN AGREED BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE EU

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• The Commons will presumably now sit on Saturday.
• But isn’t clear as we write whether there will be an indicative vote or one on a legal text.
• Nor whether an extension will be proposed or agreed – and in the last case for how long.
• It is therefore also unclear whether the alternative to the new deal is no deal – or a further postponement of Brexit.
• Although it is being reported that Labour will support a second referendum on Saturday, Jeremy Corbyn is still using the term “a public vote – which would also cover a general election.