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Anti-Brexit protestors are seen on the place Clairefontaine in Luxembourg City, 16 September 2019. Photo: Jan Hanrion/Maison Moderne 

As we have become accustomed, no one knows what will happen now. This flowchart though, based on analysis by The Independent’s John Rentoul, runs through the most likely scenarios, starting first with the question of whether the meeting bears fruit in the form of a new Brexit deal. 

The quickest, but let’s face it, most unlikely outcome, would be a new deal which gets approved by parliament, leading to the UK leaving the EU on the current Article 50 deadline of 31 October.

Going further down the Brexit rabbit hole, we could also see Boris Johnson refusing to request an extension and resigning, the Queen appointing Jeremy Corbyn to sort the mess out, only for a vote of no confidence motion to pass, placing the Father of the House, Ken Clarke, in temporary charge, leading to an Article 50 extension, a general election, and a possible second referendum in 2020.

Take a deep breath.

This flow chart covers potential Brexit scenarios and likely outcomes after the EU summit in October 2019

This article and chart originally appeared on the blog of Statista, a data firm, and is republished here with permission.