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11th December 2018
12:09pm GMT

Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk (Credit: Sean Gallup)[/caption]
Her government had been insistent that parliament would receive a "meaningful vote" on the proposed exit deal. It now looks like that may happen in the New Year, as the prime minister rushes to Brussels to try and secure extra concessions from the EU leadership, particularly in relation to the Irish back stop.
But today president of the EU Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said there was "no room whatsoever for renegotiation" of the deal.
https://twitter.com/JunckerEU/status/1072407517001588736
If the government runs up to the deadline of January 21 to offer parliament a vote, it will leave just 67 days until the UK leaves the EU on March 29 2019 - the deadline put in place by triggering Article 50.
On Tuesday Theresa May convened cabinet for a meeting that will include discussions of no-deal preparations.
President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said the EU would hold similar discussions. Reiterating that the draft agreement was not up for renegotiation, he said he had called a Council meeting on Thursday on the matter and that they "will also discuss preparedness for a no-deal scenario."
https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1072190546863669248
Don't worry though, Britain's parliament remains totally normal and calm.
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