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I wonder if the point is that parliament can block any government movement towards an "orderly" no-deal brexit and, if they do so, that would make no-deal so utterly chaotic that the government would be forced to find another avenue (revoke or delay article 50, people's vote etc.)
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Well, however that would happen though, in the end the key is still that government would have to do something. It'd also be great if it was the case that government is reasonable enough to never let a no-deal happen anyway, but that scenario also relies on someone doing something. But if everyone were to hibernate until 30/03/19 and therefore do nothing, we'd definitely be faced with a no-deal scenario, magically or not...
@branwen True that. It's not like I will ever support May or even think about supporting May, but after years and years of hearing 100% deflection and 'Brexit means Brexit' and similar hogwash, these are incredibly clear words...
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What on earth do you mean, 'magically happen'? It's not 'magical' at all - if no one does anything, no deal is agreed upon, and if no deal is agreed upon, there we have the 'no-deal' scenario. It's not an actual 'option', it's the default that happens if nothing else happens, the one option no one has to do anything for. That's the threat of the deadline there.