In the months since Theresa May first uttered the now-famous phrase “Brexit means Brexit,” expectations that the new government would move full steam ahead with taking Britain out of the EU have given way to a seeming cascade of setbacks.
Boris Johnson has proposed a vision for the future of the UK outside the European Union that is “intellectually impossible”, a leading European finance minister has said.
Populism and post-fact politics may define the political discourse of 2016, but the victories for Trump and Brexit signify a greater arc towards the failure of the two-party political system.
Stephen Phillips has resigned as Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham over “irreconcilable policy differences” with Theresa May’s government in the wake of the Brexit vote.
As the wheels of Brexit begin slowly to churn into motion, a clearer image is starting to emerge as to what it means for the UK’s trade relations with the rest of the world.