European leaders have known for some time that the prime minister wasn’t up to the Brexit job, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
The EU has no time for Theresa May, which doesn’t mean there is no flexibility in the Brexit timetable. Continental leaders have granted an article 50 extension, but not the one requested by the prime minister. She had pitched for a new departure date of 30 June. She was given eight days less, until 22 May. And that date only stands if parliament ratifies the deal.
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