Henry Newman on breaking the Brexit deadlock
Brexit is at an impasse.
The row between Theresa May and David Davis over the wording of a customs backstop ended with a fudge of a fudge of a fudge. This has only underlined just how difficult this government has found it to pin its Brexit colours to the mast.
That is partly because of a disagreement within Cabinet. But it's also the product of a hung Parliament that means whatever the government agrees, a majority of MPs could take a different view and scupper the whole thing.
With the Brexit countdown clock ticking, a crucial series of votes on the EU withdrawal bill around the corner, and…
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