So what next for Brexit? It remains an...........>

UK: So what next for Brexit? It remains an unknown.

- PM Johnson stated that the UK will leave with this deal (which was voted

through the Commons) & was still quoting Oct 31 in the wake of today's votes.

- EU's Tusk tweeted the following in the wake of the votes: "Following PM

@BorisJohnson's decision to pause the process of ratification of the Withdrawal

Agreement, and in order to avoid a no-deal #Brexit, I will recommend the EU27

accept the UK request for an extension. For this I will propose a written

procedure."

- Focus has been on a 3-month horizon i.e. through the end of January '20. That

would likely be unpalatable for Johnson (there had been reports that he would be

willing to extend the Oct 31 deadline by ~2 weeks earlier on Tuesday).

- A BBC reporter tweeted the following on Tuesday evening: "No 10 confirms

tonight after the vote they'll try to push for election if EU offers delay."

Labour has been unwilling to fight an election thus far, we will see if the fact

that a Brexit deal is on the table and has been voted through the Commons

changes that.