The prime minister and the chancellor had gambled all their political capital on the EU connection and appropriately retired from public life. Historically, a retiring prime minister is always replaced by the chancellor, foreign secretary, or home secretary and the home secretary, Theresa May, was reasonably well-known, and while she had ostensibly been a remainer, had been conveniently ambiguous. Notice was eventually given to Brussels and negotiations were conducted between the U.K. government and EU officials on terms of departure. The EU is now suspended between control by the member states and control by the EU apparatus, which is not answerable to the leading member countries or to the ludicrous talking shop of the EU parliament. Those who have found Donald Trump a shock will need defibrillation if Corbyn becomes British prime minister.)

Source: National Post March 22, 2019 12:45 UTC