What next

December UK parliament votes on Brexit deal. In May’s exchanges at the summit, there was no discussion of what may happen if parliament rejects the deal.

December 13-14 Next EU summit at which the deal needs to be backed at the European Council meeting.

2019 European Parliament votes, simple majority needed.

March 29 Britain is scheduled to pull out of the European Union, almost three years after Britons narrowly voted to leave in a referendum.