The European Court of Justice will release judgment in a legal challenge over whether UK can unilaterally withdraw its Article 50 notification on leaving the EU
On Tuesday, UK Parliament is slated to vote on whether May's Brexit deal should survive or die
The advice is sure to alarm many Brexiters, who have long insisted that the UK should have a unilateral right to end the backstop
The CBI said it was assuming that Prime Minister Theresa May wins backing in parliament for her preferred plan for leaving the European Union
In one of the biggest shifts in perceptions since the shock 2016 vote to exit the EU, J.P. Morgan raised the probability of Britain ultimately staying in to 40 per cent from 20 per cent
But whoever has control - parliament's roundheads or May's cavaliers - they still have to deal with reality
Commons on Tuesday, highlighting the weakness of her position as she tries to ratify the deal she's struck with the European Union
The Prime Minister was addressing the Commons at the start of a five-day debate on her proposed agreement on the terms of the UK's withdrawal from EU
The government lost by 321 votes to 299 on an amendment put forward by a member of May's own Conservative Party
May has agreed an exit pact and an outline of future EU-UK ties with the other 27 states staying on together after Brexit
If she loses the vote on December 11, it will be a significant moment for Mrs. May and her country, and the margin could be crucial
May said the summit had given her the opportunity to update leaders on the Brexit deal
Gyimah said the Brexit deal could lead to "potentially crippling ourselves politically and economically for decades to come
The UK government has been keen to agree a security partnership with the EU
According to one official, speaking on condition of anonymity, May's team have now dropped this tactic in the face of protests from politicians
Opponents of the deal on either side of the argument say it fails to deliver on what people voted for in the 2016 referendum
UK's parliament will hold a total of five days of debate on the deal, beginning on December 4
The biggest question now facing the EU is whether May's divided minority government can steer the deal
A half dozen nations including the U.S. and Japan blocked a U.K. application last month, with some saying the British offer was based on a set of outdated and incomplete commitments
Brexit's move forward comes after Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez received assurances from the UK government over Gibraltar, and dropped his threat to boycott the summit