The prime minister secured support for a delay in triggering article 50 – the EU treaty mechanism for exit from the club. David Cameron failed as prime minister because he tried to be Eurosceptic and pro-European at the same time. In order to deliver the ultimate act of Euroscepticism, the prime minister will have to teach Britain to be a little more pro-European. Mrs May’s Northern Ireland visit this week and her talks with the Irish prime minister Enda Kenny today underline another hugely sensitive dimension. There is a lesson here for Mrs May in Mr Cameron’s attempt to renegotiate EU membership terms before the plebiscite.

Source: The Guardian July 26, 2016 18:33 UTC