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Remainers, Be Careful What Brexit You Wish For
Delaying or watering down Brexit will give its supporters just what they want: a grievance.
He’s back.
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The remainer side of the great Brexit divide might be tempted to feel a little smug right now. Things are finally looking up. It’s what lies around the corner that should scare them.
There is almost no prospect of Britain leaving the European Union without a deal after last week’s dramatic parliamentary vote. Instead, Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn are talking – to each other. Her people and his are trying to find a compromise, that dirtiest of words in British political life.