It’s been even more humiliating second time round. The United Kingdom has again been reduced to asking the European Union for an extension to the Article 50 process. Once was bad enough but twice marks a profound failure of government and Parliament. It has left the EU deciding the country’s future.

Brexit’s last best chance
If the EU grants us a long extension, there would be time to replace Mrs May

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