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Europe Should Brace for One Last Brexit Delay
The uncertainty would be huge, but the cost of a no-deal departure still looks too great.
This is normal in British politics.
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European leaders have placed a lot of faith in Theresa May’s ability to get her Brexit deal through an increasingly fractious U.K. parliament.
That optimism looks increasingly misplaced after British lawmakers rejected her plan three times. MPs are now preparing for yet another attempt at sketching out what flavor of Brexit they would prefer: Staying in the customs union, staying in the single market, holding a second referendum – or leaving with no deal.