It’s entirely possible that Theresa May will get her proposed deal through parliament. What will unwavering Remainers like myself (and there are millions of us) do then? As the moment of decision approaches, it’s time to look past March 29 and into the middle distance.

But first to the immediate. I expect, but am not absolutely confident, that the “meaningful vote” will come as and when May has promised: no later than March 12. There are, though, whispers that she may spring upon MPs a phoney meaningful vote. She’ll say talks with the European Union are in their final stage but, so Brussels knows she can carry the day back at home, she needs parliament’s endorsement of the attorney-general Geoffrey Cox’s proposed new tweak to