The prime minister gripped the biggest issue facing the country on Sunday. It propelled Britain towards the exit door, but it left Britain with a prime minister who was unable to describe her ideal outcome as she took the country through it. This was why Mrs May had to grasp Brexit firmly on the first day of the Conservative conference in Birmingham. It is also why she tried to shift the argument away from the increasing tendency to define the options in terms of hard and soft Brexit, terms she explicitly rejected in her speech. And the Prime Minister wants to talk about other things before the week is out.

Source: The Guardian October 02, 2016 19:07 UTC