PM concedes lack of support for deal as MPs seek to take control

[brooklynite]

Source: The Guardian

Theresa May has urged MPs not to condemn Britain to a “slow Brexit” this week, as she conceded she did not yet have the support in parliament to bring back her deal for a third meaningful vote.

After gathering Brexit-backing grandees at her country retreat of Chequers on Sunday, and speaking on Monday to the DUP leader, Arlene Foster, and the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, May said she had reached the conclusion she could not yet win the vote.

“I have had to conclude that as things stand, there is still not sufficient support in the house to bring back the deal for a third meaningful vote,” she said, as she reported to MPs on last week’s European council summit.

May also came as close as she has done to ruling out a no-deal Brexit, stressing the damage it would do to the union – a message she also delivered to cabinet, according to government sources. “Unless this house agrees to it, no deal will not happen,” May said.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/25/pm-concedes-lack-of-support-for-deal-as-mps-seek-to-take-control

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. I am lost on this Brexit stuff.

Any suggestions for a good read summarizing what's happened, is happening, and might happen?

[irisblue]

2. Me as well

[Recursion]

3. On Friday I could have given you one. Today has been an absolute maelstrom

There were some good summaries as of last week but the chaos today (May is currently whipping her ministers to vote against an amendment that she actually wants to pass, because... well, nobody is entirely sure) has made them all obsolete.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

4. A link would be helpful, though.

Even if it just gets me filled in up to yesterday.

[DavidDvorkin]

5. You can try this BBC link

https://www.bbc.com/news/politics

It's not a summary, but it is up to date, and it does explain some things.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

6. Thank you.

[rurallib]

7. I am about as lost right now as others, but a couple of things bother me

Has Labor supplied any real opposition to Brexit? From what I can gather it seems like Corbyn has kind of stood by and let May strangle herself, but offered no alternative.

Second, has anyone given any kind of an analysis of Brexit's effect on the world economy? I get the feeling everybody is just kind of waiting to see what happens. My feeling is this could have major effects.

Gawd what a mess.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. On that subject, I wonder if most of the people who voted for Brexit

had any clue what the financial effects would be, or if, as I suspect, it was just a handy way for then to express their nationalism & bigotry.