Hardline Brexiteers in her party left the prime minister with no other option if she wants to avoid a no-deal Brexit next week, which her cabinet secretary warned ministers would lead to dire consequences. When Conservative hardliners and the DUP voted against the withdrawal agreement last Friday, they rejected the hardest available form of Brexit. She left a number of questions unanswered, however, notably about her timetable for winning parliamentary approval for a deal. By seeking to pass a Brexit deal with Labour votes, May risks tearing the Conservative Party asunder ahead of a divisive leadership election and a likely general election later this year. But as they denounce the prime minister and gaze upon the wreckage of their dream of a pure Brexit, the hardliners in her party must know they have only themselves to blame.

Source: The Irish Times April 02, 2019 21:06 UTC