Both Mr Corbyn and Mrs May have made much-needed concessions on their approaches to Brexit, signs of their weakening leadership
of unstable equilibrium British politics has seen two breakthroughs. Theresa May, the prime minister, agreed to offers a chance to vote to extend the Article 50 Brexit negotiations. This in effect takes a no-deal Brexit off the table for the time being. Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the opposition, promised to support a second referendum on the final deal. This raises the possibility that a Brexit delay might eventually morph into a Brexit revote.
What does all this add up to? Mrs May’s promise of a vote to delay Brexit was so explicit that she cannot go back on her word . But she nevertheless hedged her promise with Brexiteer-pleasing caveats such as that she wanted any delay to be “short” and “once only”. Her chosen new Brexit day is probably June 30th.
Some hardline Brexiteers may yet decide to hold their nose and vote for Mrs May’s deal on March 12th, rather than risk the possibility of delaying or even reversing Brexit. Jacob Rees-Mogg, head of the European Research Group of Torys, said this week that he would not insist on the backstop being dropped altogether. The Northern Irish Democratic Unionists, who voted against the deal last time, are sounding a little more emollient.
Mr Corbyn’s promise to support another referendum is more confusing. The Labour leader said that he would support a “confirmatory” referendum only in the event that Mrs May’s deal managed to pass through Parliament. It is not clear whether he might in future offer to support Mrs May’s deal in return for her putting it to the country, as some Labours have suggested.
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