“It does lead to this choice in the next week of the deal, or no deal, or no Brexit” (Image: GETTY/ITV PESTON)
The House of Commons could do this by voting to revoke the Article 50 EU exit mechanism. If this happens the Government would have to choose between formally revoking the UK’s notification and ignoring a Parliamentary instruction. Last December the advocate general of the European Court of Justice suggested Britain could withdraw Article 50 unilaterally.
Mr Hague commented: “It looks like the choice comes down, in the next week, to do you want the deal or a no deal Brexit or to revoke Article 50, linking that to a general election or a second referendum.
“It does lead to this choice in the next week of the deal, or no deal, or no Brexit.”
Theresa May has written to European Council President Donald Tusk asking for the UK’s EU exit to be delayed until June 30.
However she insists the process will not be extended beyond that date.
