Britain is facing another tumultuous spell as politicians desperately try to find a way through the Brexit crisis.
Theresa May is facing the imminent end of her premiership after Tory MPs said she must set a schedule for her departure early next month.
That will trigger a potentially brutal Conservative leadership contest, with Boris Johnson, Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt among the contenders.
But before that the PM will have one more desperate try at getting her Brexit deal through the House of Commons - in the same week that US President Donald Trump makes a potentially stormy visit to the UK.
Here is how the drama could play out over the next few months.
Theresa May (pictured campaigning for European elections in Bristol today) is facing the imminent end of her premiership after Tory MPs said she must set a schedule for her departure early next month
May 23 - European elections
Mrs May never wanted the European elections to take place on May 23, having originally planned that the UK would be out of the EU by the end of March.
And the vote is set to show why she hoped to avoid them - with the Tories on course for a drubbing at the hands of Nigel Farage's new Brexit Party.
The picture is also likely to be grim for Labour when the results emerge on Sunday 26 and Bank Holiday Monday, as both main parties pay the price for years of chaos and inaction since the referendum in 2016.
In an effort to limit the fallout, the government has sent MPs off on a long half-term break immediately after the election. However, keeping Tory politicians away from Westminster will not be enough to save the PM from a massive backlash.
The Tories on course for a European elections drubbing at the hands of Nigel Farage (pictured campaigning in Brentwood this week) and his new Brexit Party.
June - Withdrawal Agreement Bill, Trump visit
Mrs May has pledged to bring the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill - the legislation known as WAB that would implement her deal - before the Commons for a crucial vote in the week of June 3.
The promise succeeded in buying her a few more weeks grace from an increasingly restive Cabinet and Tory MPs.
But the failure of talks with Labour on a compromise deal, along with stubborn opposition from Brexiteers and the DUP, mean she now has little hope of winning the vote.
If the situation was not fraught enough, the PM must also contend with the arrival of Donald Trump for a long-awaited and controversial three-day State Visit from June 3-5. The leaders are pictured together at Chequers last July
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