03.04.2019 - 18:24 [ Jolyon Maugham / theGuardian.com ]

The Cooper-Letwin bill to stop no-deal Brexit is a dangerous distraction

The bill was published on Tuesday and the idea is that today the Commons will carve out parliamentary time for it to pass through the house and even – if all goes to plan – start its progress though the Commons. Let’s assume, ambitiously, it can clear the House of Commons on Thursday and the House of Lords on Friday and receive royal assent the same day.