Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 15, 2019

Tim Sculthorpe, Daily Mail: So what happens now? Here are SIX ways the next stage of the Brexit drama might play out after May's humiliating defeat tonight

* Theresa May has suffered an historic defeat in the Brexit vote in the Commons tonight losing by a landslide
* The Prime Minister must now outline a plan B for Brexit within days and is expected to fly to Brussels
* But the Brexit drama could play out in an almost unlimited number of ways as MPs try and seize control
* May could try to renegotiate with Brussels and hold the showdown vote on the deal for a second time
* But she could be ousted by a confidence vote or even try to call a general election or a new referendum

Theresa May suffered the predicted humiliation in the Commons tonight and must now face the unpredictable consequences.

Following the showdown, the real question tonight is what the Prime Minister wants to do after losing and whether or not she will be able to get her way.

There is an almost unlimited number of possible scenarios of what might happen in the aftermath of tonight's defeat.

Britain is currently due to leave the EU on March 29 - but tonight's defeat could force a delay to the two year Article 50 process.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 15, 2019

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