If May loses tonight's vote, all options to avoid a no-deal exit will be locked in a Mexican stand-off – reluctant to be the first to fire, desperate not to be taken out
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Rees-Mogg insisted that such a pause must not be used for further “vacuous negotiations” with Brussels.
Vote balanced on a knife-edge, as No10 hopes Brexiteers can change their minds.
Lack of clarity could prove problematic for PM in Brussels.