Mrs. May will probably ask the EU next week for a long delay in Brexit. That is where 'flextension' comes in. If a long extension could be shortened, it would calm the fears of hard-line Brexiteers that it might never happen. https://nyti.ms/2UhvsyD
MPs are to go ahead with their week-long break in February despite it coming just weeks before Brexit. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/mps-to-go-ahead-with-their-february-break-just-weeks-before-brexit-1-5742601