Britain Finds Out What It Means to 'Take Back Control'
The EU may look like it’s in charge of the withdrawal timetable, but ultimately only the U.K. has the power to decide on how – and whether – it will leave.
Six more months of Brexit. Break out the bunting!
Photographer: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images EuropeThe mantra “take back control” meant different things to different Brexit voters during the June 2016 referendum. But it’s pretty certain no one thought they’d be getting what came out of Wednesday night’s European Union summit.
When they finally emerged in the early hours Thursday, the EU’s leaders had agreed to push back the U.K.'s Brexit deadline yet again, this time to Oct. 31. The guiding principle seems to be “when in doubt, give more time.” The only control Theresa May’s government appears to possess is getting Europe to regularly delay the country’s departure.