Theresa May has ruled out a third Commons vote on her Brexit deal on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister told MPs there is not enough support in Parliament for another meaningful vote but she is continuing talks with MPs to see if they can be convinced to back her deal.
Addressing MPs, she said that the EU Council has reiterated there "could be no re-opening of the withdrawal agreement".
Theresa May told MPs that the government will oppose the amendment seeking to take control of the parliamentary agenda on Wednesday, which would be an "unwelcome precedent".
Read more: Threat to Union has convinced May no-deal cannot happen, sources suggest
She added that she is "sceptical" about such an approach, which she says has in the past produced "contradictory" outcomes or no outcome at all.
Theresa May says MPs have previously expressed opposition to a no-deal exit but the alternative "is to pursue a different form of Brexit or a second referendum".
She adds: "The bottom line remains that if the House does not approve a withdrawal deal and cannot countenance leaving without a deal we will have to seek a longer extension.
"We will have to take part in European elections."
The UK has an extension to 11pm on the 12th of April, she says, in the event that no deal is agreed by Parliament.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel