When last we left our heroine, she was prostrating before the Cake Man, begging for just a little more time.
She landed here because time's awastin' and her current plan had been voted down twice already by Parliament. She had originally hoped to have it voted on again (third time's the charm!) buuuuut the Speaker (new character for us John Bercow) denied her that option. SO, since GB hasn't agreed on a plan, they need to have a wee more time to create said plan, OR leave next week March 29 with NO PLAN/NO DEAL (remember, 1970s divorce, sleeping on your mother’s sofa, driving a Gremlin).... Thus the request for extension.
Cake Man has responded with an option which, conversely, seems as if the EU is now thinking in quantum terms.... He says he can promise the extension will be granted IF she can promise her deal as it currently stands will be accepted.
Which seems to suggest that IF GB wants to continue debating and working on a plan -- requiring the EU participate to agree, negotiate, disagree on points -- the EU is not prepared to play. Basically "We're done." We’re takin’ our ball and goin’ home.
So, GB has been given a binary solution while in a quantum state of mind.... Current plan or no plan; on or off; 1 or 0.
Ground Control to Major Tom.....