Brexit Has Failed, and Only a New Vote Can Fix It
Theresa May’s deal is a dud. Parliament should vote it down and move on.
Time is running out.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
You might think that the U.K. Parliament’s historic rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal in January would have inspired some sober reflection. Evidently not.
Two months later, with just 17 days remaining before Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union, almost nothing has changed. Last-minute talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker yielded additional obfuscation but little of substance. The EU has insisted throughout that the withdrawal agreement it negotiated with May can’t be changed, and yesterday’s last-ditch maneuvering hasn’t in fact changed it. Goodwill is now exhausted. Incredible as it might seem, the prime minister still can’t describe the outcome for Britain she actually wants.