Theresa May picked him because, after the Brexit referendum, she could not refuse him a senior post. The Johnson embarrassment, while acute, is but one of many unfortunate by-products of Britain’s biggest problem: Brexit. And the cost will be borne not by Tory wreckers but by those in Britain who can least afford it. Theresa May faces defeat by MPs demanding vote on final Brexit deal Read moreWhat has plainly shocked May and her band of blunderers is the contrasting strength shown by their European interlocutors. A crisis point is looming and, if only to avoid total meltdown, it is time for a time-out on Brexit.

Source: The Guardian November 11, 2017 20:37 UTC