[orra]

You have it backwards.

With a deal, the deadline is May, allowing time for some of the necessary domestic legislation.

[NikkiA]

Also the April 12th deadline gives some time for EU elections to be arranged in the UK, which will be a necessity of any delay now.

[redcalx]

noted, thanks.

[orra]

No worries. It is incredibly easy to get confused. As you know, the backdrop is MPs spouting nonsense, who are not held to account effectively by domestic media.