May is definitely time wasting. But towards what?
PM denying that she’s running down the clock rings hollow. The question is whether her endgame involves no deal chaos or a lengthy delay.
10 times May chose to waste time and not get on with Brexit
Again and again PM fails to take action on Brexit, preferring to run down clock in hope of a better hand. Meanwhile the country suffers.
‘Meaningful vote’ at end of month could push Brexit to brink...
If that’s all PM promises tomorrow, it will let her run down the clock. MPs will have to extract more concessions on Valentine’s Day.
May and Corbyn can’t see eye to eye on blindfold Brexits
Exchange of letters shows no sign of compromise. Both proposals mean Brexit drags on for years. Time Labour moved on to back People’s Vote.
Nothing has changed – except PM is wasting precious 2 weeks...
May survived last night by promising fantasy Brexit. She knows EU will reject it, and must return to MPs empty handed before Valentines Day.
MPs must rally behind Grieve’s “take back control” amendmen...
Most critical amendment in the Commons today is one that has got comparatively little attention: Grieve’s. Labour must whip to support it.
Now PM’s deal is defeated, everyone must stop wasting time
May’s cross-party meetings, Labour plan for more votes, campaigns for “Norway”: it’s all just can-kicking. MPs must now back People’s Vote.
Magnificent victory but lots of work to do
Miserable deal deserved to go down in flames. Further Herculean efforts are needed to get a People’s Vote, win it and heal the nation.
5 answers to hard questions from soft Brexiters
Open Europe, which back May’s deal, has put five key questions to those who back a People’s Vote. Here are our editor’s answers.
People’s Vote must be after Plan B votes, not part of them
It’s great that MPs want to assert control of parliamentary process if they reject May’s deal. But the way they do it really matters.
May maintains Irish muddle to the very end
Government has made a hash of the Irish dimension throughout Brexit talks, and seems determined to keep doing so even as defeat draws near.
This was a bad week for Britain
Postponing votes, dashing around Europe, Tory mutinies - it has been a series of humiliations for the UK. None of it will help solve Brexit.