Easter looks set to be cancelled for politicians amid the continuing Brexit chaos.

Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom has failed to guarantee a break for Parliament amid claims some civil servants have been told their leave is cancelled.

The Tory minister said recesses were always ‘subject to the progress of business’ when asked by Labour if the House will rise on April 4.

Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom has refused to rule out cancelling Easter leave for MPs (Picture: AFP)

The break is scheduled for just days after Brexit and there are worries of panic if, as increasingly expected, we crash out of the EU without a deal.


The move is unlikely to go down well with politicians, who already gave up some of their February holiday to deal with Brexit.



Shadow Commons leader Valerie Vaz asked Mrs Leadsom: ‘Could I ask the Leader of the House if she could confirm that the House will rise on April 4 and return on April 23?

‘I understand some civil servants have been told that their leave is cancelled during that time. Are there any plans to cancel recess?’

Mrs Leadsom, in reply, said: ‘She asks about Easter recess and what I can say is we always announce recesses subject to the progress of business and that remains the case for the time being.’

Valerie Vaz said some civil servants have been told their annual leave has been cancelled (Picture: Parliament TV)

Theresa May has been attempting to get last minute changes to her Brexit deal during a visit to Brussels.

Mrs Leadsom said politicians will be updated on the latest talks on February 26 and there will be a debate and vote the following day.

She added that around 75% of the legislation needed to be put in place to leave the EU had already been sorted and she was confident the rest would be done by March 29th.

Unless Mrs May can get a Brexit deal approved by Westminster then she will have to decide whether to delay Brexit or thrust the economy into chaos by leaving without a deal.

She has been warned by many of her Cabinet ministers they will leave the party if we crash out of the bloc.

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