Sterling rises again today, apparently on renewed optimism over orderly Brexit. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will try to push his Brexit deal to a vote in the Commons today. Speaker John Bercow might decide to disallow and unamended bill without extension. Yet, the government could still reintroduce the bill with article 50 extension. But after all, the votes that Johnson could set is what matters most.
According to Guardian’s analysis, 320 MPs could vote for the deal, versus 317 again. Johnson appears to have secured support from all of his 287 MPs. He is said to have support from 20 former MPs too, plus 5 independents and 8 Labour rebels. ERG chair Steve baker also indicated that “The advice I gave to my Eurosceptic colleagues is we should, number one, back the deal,” he said. “Number two, vote for the legislation all the way through unless, it has to be said, it was wrecked by opponents, in which case we would have to take a view.
