Churchgoer to Mob boss

AFTER months of shadow boxing, time wasting and grandstanding, MPs now have to make a decision.

They must choose whether to vote for the withdrawal agreement or risk a no-deal Brexit.

Many diehard Tory Brexiteers want to leave without a deal, so Theresa May needs the support of Labour MPs to have any chance of finally winning the Commons vote and saving her premiership.

Some Labour politicians in Leave constituencies are minded to act in the national interest by backing Mrs May’s Brexit rather than risking no-deal.

But they might become pariahs if they scuttle a chance to bring down the Government.

Some have noticed Mr Tusk left a small door open which could allow for a longer extension should Mrs May’s deal be defeated.

This may reduce the number of Labour MPs who vote for it.

Many are furious about being put in a position where they feel they have to sign on the dotted line because they regard the alternatives – no-deal or Brexit being revoked – as far worse.

You would expect this kind of extortion from the Mob, not from churchgoer Mrs May who claims to sing in the choir of the virtuous. Any agreement secured in this way would be toxic.

MPs resent having a gun to their head. Resentment would grow if the deal they reluctantly supported turned out to be a dud.