Tick, tock
Brussels blog 2017-06-22
Summary:
Theresa May triggered Article 50 in March. One month later, she called a general election. Last night, it all went wrong.
A shock result upturned British politics and turned the prime minister’s embryonic plans for Brexit into disarray. Having asked the electorate for a strong mandate to negotiate Britain’s departure from the EU, Ms May got a chastening answer: her Conservative party has lost its majority in parliament.
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