> If this is for legal/constitutional reasons (it most likely is) It's not. It's for completely pragmatic reasons. The bind they're in is that, even if they s

> If this is for legal/constitutional reasons (it most likely is) It's not. It's for completely pragmatic reasons. The bind they're in is that, even if they select a winner, the process doesn't stop there. There will be subsequent votes on primary and related legislation to pass before we're completed. Unless there is a majority for a way forward, or enough MPs are willing to concede that their objections aren't actually principled, much of that legislation is likely not not pass. And, to my understanding, there were discussions about priority voting for the alternatives. It is conceivable that that will still occur. But it just moves the intractability to a different stage (much like splitting out the political declaration is doing).