Therese Raphael, Columnist

Boris Johnson Gets His Chance to Fail Too

Theresa May's exit won’t end the Tories' Brexit nightmare.

May 17, 2019 at 6:43 AM UTC

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May 17, 2019 at 12:39 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.

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This time it's for real. Theresa May didn't exactly say when she would leave 10 Downing Street, but on Thursday she promised to name her exit date in early June.

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