Two years after the EU referendum, a fundamental truth finally appears to have dawned upon the UK’s political class: that Brexit does not depend on Britain alone. Since Theresa May’s government published the Brexit white paper, it is no longer possible to focus exclusively on Britain’s fierce domestic Brexit battles, without facing up to the elephant in the room: the EU’s likely verdict on what Mrs May chooses to call a “deal” instead of what it really is, a proposal. Mrs May has warned member states that “the ball is now in their court” and urged them to show the same kind of flexibility her government has displayed. The foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has used his inaugural meeting with his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, in…

Source: The Times July 29, 2018 23:26 UTC