The Backstop is still probably the major obstacle but you are correct in a sense that it is seldom mentioned publicly in recent times. My opinion is that May is hoping for sufficient support from Labour rebels to outnumber the ten votes the DUP have but that is probably only wishful thinking and will never become a reality.
As for Bercow....
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On another day of Brexit chaos the Speaker warned the government that Mrs May's deal must have changed from the last time she brought it forward for a vote – and she cannot use a procedural device known as a ‘paving motion’ to get around him.
Bercow has already been accused of having Remainer sympathies and trying to thwart Britain leaving the EU.
May’s government insists that a new Brexit date agreed with the EU and clarifications to the backstop announced at a summit in Brussels amount to a ‘significant change’.
The Speaker alone will decide if the change is sufficient and is expected to announce the night before if he will block a third vote.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-sabotage.html
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