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For a start, May has not even a single shred of authority left now. She is not even a lame duck PM, more a dead duck. The threat of a successful vote of no confidence is very real right now, although a general election is the last thing we need.
MPs need to vote to take control of the order of the HoC, then they can hold a series of votes to work out what steps we should take next. A cross party motion has been put forward proposing exactly this, time for the majority of sensible MPs to assert their authority.
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I'm still not clear on what parliament can do if TM decides she'd prefer no deal over long extension.
The default remains no deal, and up until recently I still thought TM would blink at that reality, but now I'm not so sure.
How do MPs force the long extension if the government doesn't want to entertain the idea? How do MPs ensure a vote is binding?