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The ECJ can declare what it likes but A50(3) as quoted below (thank you) applies. The UK’s obligations under the EU Treaties cease in a few short months, together with the jurisdiction and authority of the ECJ. This is legislated for. The Goose is Cooked. The Awful Deal is just a pantomime. So is Grieve’s ‘no Brexit’ amendment. So are 2nd Ref catcalls and A50 extension pretensions.

General Election? Bring it on! Corbyn looks incredibly good next to this ‘national humiliation’, ‘worst of all worlds’, ‘worst deal in history’ sell-out of the referendum vote. This is not about economics, it’s about politics, as Sir Mervyn King reminded us. The reasons to vote for this deal and the reasons not to proceed with no deal (WTO rules) don’t actually exist.

Parliament will only embarrass and further delegitimise itself if it passes this deal (amended or not). May has already lost control just presenting it. (Why did she?!) Labour will want a crack at her even if the Tories don’t. The factional intrigue and mayhem (you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!) should get us over the line.

Meanwhile, anyone exposed (a small percentage of UK businesses) has long been prepared and even now will be finalising preparations for WTO rules. That may not include May, Hammond, Carney and other travelling folk, but they aren’t expecting to be in office beyond the next two weeks time.

The new PM will have much to do, but not in Brussels or Strasbourg.