Theresa May’s Brexit Deal Still Looks Doomed. Here’s the Calculation
- May is putting the main part of her deal to a vote on Friday
- PM needs support from DUP, Tory hardliners and Labour
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Theresa May is putting the main part of her divorce deal back to Parliament on Friday, after a dramatic promise to quit if it gets approved. Her pledge has changed the arithmetic, but probably not enough.
In parallel to debating May’s deal, members of Parliament are trying to find an alternative way through the impasse with a series of non-binding “indicative votes.” The results this week showed just how hard it will be to find a consensus that a Conservative prime minister could deliver. There’s another round of voting on Monday.