If there’s one thing both the U.K. and Europe should agree on, it’s the danger of a long Brexit delay. No European leader wants the blame for rushing into the abyss of a no-deal Brexit, which would damage the continent too. A long delay to Brexit might also lead to fresh elections in the U.K., but again there’s no guarantee that this would break the gridlock. The last national vote in 2017 merely made it harder for any particular Brexit option to succeed. At worst, it will encourage the U.K. to keep trying to divide Europe and unpick the threads of the agreed deal.

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2019 08:33 UTC