Previous pressure on the Labour Party leadership to back a second EU referendum appeared to be bearing fruit for the Remainers.
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But the party's top dogs have now asked those bringing an amendment forward next week for a referendum to be held, to put their plans on hold until after the fate of the Merkel authored Theresa May deal is known.
But here comes the Labour Party mixed message.
The Times reports that the shadow foreign secretary, Emily Thornberry, has said that it would oppose any Article 50 extension that would lead to the UK engaging in EU parliamentary elections.
That of course removes a second EU referendum from Labour Party strategy, it doesn't just put it on hold.
And a Reuters analysis of public comments made by MPs does suggest that there is no appetite for a second referendum in the Commons anyway.
Now the UK thinking is that we could maybe extend Article 50 up until the opening of the new EU parliament on the 2nd of July. But as I pointed out in a previous video, legal advice given to German MPs indicates that any extension of Article 50 that encompasses the MEP elections on the 23rd to the 26th of May, would probably require the UK to participate.
This means that Berlin might well oppose any extension longer than 54 days. And as EU27 unanimity is required for an Article 50 extension, it only takes one to veto it.
Then you have to factor in the reasoning for any such extension. If it's just so that UK politicians can bicker amongst themselves a bit longer, then what's the point?
But, if it's to tie up the loose ends on Theresa ..
