What will happen next with Brexit now MPs are back in Westminster?

Brexit Explained: Cross-party talks to break the deadlock will resume this week but a solution to the current crisis seems a long way off

Benjamin Kentish
Political Correspondent
Monday 22 April 2019 13:32 BST
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Donald Tusk says we 'cannot give into fatalism' on Brexit

MPs will return to Westminster on Tuesday after an Easter break that offered them a precious few days away from the Brexit crisis that has gripped parliament in recent weeks.

While Theresa May’s agreement with the EU to delay Brexit until 31 October means the immediate pressure to approve an exit deal has been lifted, the problem has not gone away.

The prime minister is desperate to avoid the UK having to take part in European parliament elections on 23 May – almost three years after the public voted to leave the EU.

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