On 19 October 2019, the UK Parliament was formally presented with the text of a document which purports to set out the terms on which the UK will withdraw from the European Union. However, the inescapable conclusion to be drawn from the various transitional arrangements which are set out in the document is that from the date of entry into force of the agreement until 31 December 2020 (or later date, see Article 132, p. 197), the UK will not have withdrawn from the European U

As a consequence of the European Union (withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019, the European Council (EC) is bound to consider granting the UK a further extension on the Article 50(3) negotiating period, if, by 19 October 2019, the UK parliament has neither approved the terms by which the UK leaves the European Union (EU) with a legal agreement and political declaration in place, nor approves a proposal to exit the EU without any such agreement. The obligation on the EC to consider an