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  Opponents of a no-deal Brexit will unveil a plan today to force Theresa May to delay or revoke Article 50 if parliament cannot unite on a way to leave the European Union. In a move to upend the “default” setting of Brexit a cross-party group of MPs will publish a draft bill this afternoon that, if passed, would reverse Britain’s automatic departure from Europe. The bill would give the prime minister and parliament six weeks to reach a consensus on a way ahead. If no plan could be agreed by the Commons the bill would instruct the prime minister to request an extension to the Article 50 process.
  
  If the EU refused, the bill would compel the prime minister to withdraw Article 50 unilaterally — a move ruled legal by the European Court of Justice last month. The plan is being mastermined by a group of senior Conservative MPs including the former ministers Sir Oliver Letwin, Nicky Morgan and Nick Boles. It is significant because Britain will leave the EU automatically on March 29 with or without a deal. If passed, the new bill would not only force Mrs May to either extend or repeal Article 50. It would also upend the long-standing relationship between parliament and the executive for the first time by allowing MPs not just the chance to approve or reject government legislation but to propose that legislation themselves.
  
  Senior sources behind the plan said it had been developed after extensive consultation with parliamentary legal advisers. They added that the bill itself would be amenable by MPs to “provide an opportunity for parliament to decide how it wants to proceed”. It would be triggered within days if Mrs May’s deal is rejected by MPs tomorrow night. It will pile pressure on hardline Brexiteers who have always assumed that as Brexit day is set in law Britain will automatically leave the bloc in March regardless if there is a deal.

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