Theresa May secured a complete victory in the Commons last night. Not a single amendments to the Brexit Bill was passed last, thanks to the support of the Conservatives and the DUP. Although there were big names among the list of Tory rebels – Ken Clarke, Anna Soubry and Andrew Tyrie – Downing Street managed to buy off the bulk of the rebels with a “concession” of a vote on the final deal.
As I wrote yesterday, the choice that the government has offered is one of the deal that the PM secures – or no deal at all. In practice, that is not a choice worthy of the name, as there is no deal that May could bring back that will be worse than exit on WTO terms. MPs will no more be given a vote than “a kick in the head or a chicken sandwich” is a menu.
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