Therese Raphael, Columnist

Theresa May: the Servant Prime Minister

Her Brexit deal survives, but parliament and the EU are her masters now.

March 14, 2019 at 9:13 PM UTC

Therese Raphael is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion covering health care and British politics. Previously, she was editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe.

Theresa May speaks in the House of Commons.
Photographer: House of Commons/EMPPL PA Wire

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