Dithering Theresa May set a fresh deadline of the summer recess for passing her Brexit deal.
Ministers agreed to the latest timetable after an “extensive discussion” at a marathon Cabinet meeting lasting more than two hours,
It comes after the Prime Minister missed the original March 29 date for taking the UK out of the EU.
The Prime Minister said it was “imperative” the Withdrawal Agreement passes the Commons before Parliament rises for its six-week recess.
Asked if Mrs May was effectively threatening to strip MPs of their summer holidays unless they back her pact, her spokesman said: “I wouldn’t characterise it like that.”
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The deadline also signals a date for the Conservative leader’s departure; she has vowed to quit No10 once the first stage of withdrawal is complete.
The PM’s spokesman said: “It was agreed that it is imperative to bring forward the Withdrawal Agreement Bill in time for it to receive Royal Assent by the summer parliamentary recess.”
There is a “pressing need to get on with delivering the result of the referendum”, he added.
Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom gives her next update on parliamentary business tomorrow(THU) and could outline a timetable for bringing forward the legislation needed to leave the EU.
No date has been set for when the House rises for the annual break - raising the prospect of MPs being told to work into August.
Talks between ministers and Labour counterparts have failed to deliver a solution which can pass the Commons.
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It is understood that at Cabinet, ministers discussed a range of options, including a series of votes aimed at plotting a path out of the chaos.
Asked if a second referendum was talked about, the spokesman said: “They discussed the whole range of issues which you imagine have come up with Labour so far.”
He added: “There is a very clear understanding within the Cabinet and the Government that the public really do want their elected representatives to get on with delivering the result of the referendum.”
