MPs felt "they were going around in circles and paralysed like nothing is changing".

Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin, who voted against the deal three times, said the PM had been under no obligation to agree the terms of the extension offered by the EU.

In response, she told him that if all Conservatives had voted to leave the EU the UK would no longer be a member.

While the UK's policy was to leave with a deal, she insisted this was "not entirely in the hands of the UK government" as it would be up to the EU to decide on any further extension.It would be very poignant for the veterans at our national airlines to view the Emirates inaugural flight video that is doing the rounds on social media. Like a spent star watching with mixed emotions the first performance of a youngster she gave a break to, PIA can only reflect on what was and lament the fact that the time and the crowds have passed her by.

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Our national carrier was the star of the airline industry, giving stellar performances, rarely fluffing her lines. In her heyday, like an actor in her youth with an insight in to what is sellable, PIA knew exactly how to please the crowds, she was the leading lady, the talk of the town. No it wasn’t only branding or