Therese Raphael, Columnist

Theresa May’s Swan Song Sadly Falls Flat

Her latest offer on Brexit fell flat, leaving her days as prime minister numbered.

May 21, 2019 at 7:07 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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Throughout her time as prime minister, Theresa May has had two overriding objectives: sealing her deal to take Britain out of the European Union and holding her divided Conservative Party together – preferably with her as leader.

Both goals look impossible after she laid out her latest, and in all likelihood last, offer to MPs on Tuesday.