Hard ball.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-46560807
They will perhaps give a few ‘assurances’ but they mean nothing if not done with legal clauses.
So what next?
Remainers would prefer no Brexit. (Against the democratic result of the referendum)
Failing that the softest of soft Brexits. (Hog tie us and stopping our ability to be competitive and get trade deals of our own without representation. Taxation without representation)
Leavers would on the hole, I think, prefer no deal and just leave. (Carrying out the democratic result of the referendum)
MPs won’t countenance no deal so we are left with delay or suspend A50 indefinitely, go against the democratic vote to rescind A50 or another referendum.
By the time the government decides what to do will there be time to do anything else other than leave?
I hope they procrastinate and twiddle their thumbs long enough to run out of time. However I think there are enough people that don’t believe in the ability of the UK that they will get all the paperwork done so that it (whichever democracy crushing route they take) it can be rushed through last second.