Brexit, Harassment Scandal: Crises Are Piling Up for May
- U.K. parties try to show they’re addressing harassment claims
- Tories see few alternatives to their precarious prime minister
Stark Says Brexit Negotiators Are Running Out of Time
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Political horizons vary. There’s the next election, the next budget cycle, the next big speech. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May can see only as far as the next crisis.
A fresh round of Brexit talks kick off next week, which should be the focus of government attention. But May’s big announcement Friday was a new code of conduct for Conservative politicians in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal that’s forced the resignation of her defence secretary, Michael Fallon. One of her own lawmakers remarked privately that far from focusing on the long term, she is now just trying to get through the next 15 minutes.