The British Parliament was due to vote again on Monday evening, 1 April, on a series of options for the United Kingdom's exit from the EU, including options for the Customs Union, the Single Market or a second vote, which, if approved, would soften the agreement negotiated by Mrs May but would go against the line set so far by the government.
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, selected four options to be put to a vote: membership in the Customs Union, the Single Market 2.0, a popular referendum of confirmation and, finally, the supremacy of Parliament, which would decide on a 'no deal' exit or a revocation of Article 50.
The British Prime Minister could decide on this basis to convene a new, potentially meaningful vote, possibly on Tuesday 2 or Wednesday 3 April, even though she suffered a third defeat on 29 March on the negotiated agreement, although by a smaller margin than in the two previous votes (see EUROPE 12225/1).
On Wednesday 27 March, parliamentarians had already tried to take control of Brexit by considering eight options, but they rejected them all. The Europeans will meet on 10 April at an extraordinary European summit, and Mrs May is expected, by then, to send them a letter with a clear plan for the future of the Brexit process. EUROPE will continue to follow this. (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)