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Anyways:
2 February: The government will publish its Brexit White Paper.
6 and 7 February: The bill will begin its committee stage in the Commons, which gives MPs an opportunity for further scrutiny and attempts at revision. They can try to change the bill by pushing through a series of amendments, although it is unlikely any will pass without the support of significant numbers of rebel Tory MPs.
8 February: At the end of the committee stage, MPs will get another chance to debate the bill, followed by a final vote. The bill is almost certain to pass and be sent to the Lords.
20 February: The House of Lords is likely to begin debating the bill after parliament returns from recess. This may continue for some days. If peers vote to amend the bill, it will return to the Commons and continue to pass back and forth in a process known as “ping-pong” until the text is agreed. If there are no amendments, the bill is sent to the Queen to receive royal assent and become law.
7 March: The government hopes the Brexit bill will have passed through the Lords by this date. Once the bill has received royal assent, May will be able to trigger article 50 at any point thereafter.
9 and 10 March: May could use the occasion of an EU summit in Brussels to formally trigger article 50 and start the two-year countdown to the UK leaving the EU.