Yesterday, the UK parliament passed a Bill that would ensure that the Prime Minister would seek an extension to Brexit negotiations rather than crash out of the EU without a deal. The Bill passed by just one vote, but it still has to get the go-ahead form the House of Lords. Owing to the little time left, filibustering by the Lords could easily make the Bill redundant, without anyone even having to reject it. It could even be undermined by delaying tactics after it returned to the House of Commons. Besides, without a concrete plan, asking for an extension from the EU would not be sufficient to secure one. So, the uncertainty lingers...
Here is a wonderful assessment of the Brexit situation in an article by Martin Fletcher in the New Statesman: The Humbling of Britain.
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