The Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) has still not been published. This is the piece of legislation that will implement the Withdrawal Agreement in domestic law. It’s crucial for protecting citizens rights, setting out the legal relationship between the UK and EU courts, and give effect to the Irish backstop.

This week England (except London) and Northern Ireland has had Local elections. At the time of writing, with some result declared but many yet to come, it looks to have been a bad night for both the Conservatives and Labour.

Parliament returned from its Easter Recess on Tuesday but despite the Brexit countdown to exit day in October continuing on it has been a quiet week of Parliamentary business. No key Brexit legislation has not been debated in Parliament this week.

This week, the EU27 made the decision to offer the UK an extension of Article 50 to the 31st October 2019. This is longer than May wanted when she wrote to the EU Council earlier this week (30th June) and less than the EU27 wanted (about a year).

Back in December, we said we’ve reached a point of Brexhaustion. Apparently, 83% of the public agrees.

The uncertainty this week has been unprecedented. The atmosphere in the Commons frustrated and febrile. Trying to plan for the future is proving more and more difficult for businesses, communities and individuals as the politics of Brexit becomes more and more unpredictable.  

Is this the week we’ve reached peak Brexit-madness? There have been votes, amendments, crushing defeats, conventions broken and whipping operations failing spectacularly.