Not only could it change the parliamentary numbers, but it would force the parties to spell out their intentions, says Anand Menon, professor of European politics and foreign affairs at King’s College London
Plus ça change, as President Macron might have said, but probably didn’t last night at the Brussels summit. Another Brexit extension has been granted, this time until the end of October. A breathing space in which to decide when – and indeed whether – to leave the European Union. Something, surely, has to give to allow that choice finally to be made?
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