A Futile Leadership Challenge from Brexiteers in Denial
The EU is not going to give another prime minister a better deal.
Conservative Party (UK)
Theresa May Survives Leadership Challenge from Brexiteers
The prime minister survives a confidence vote but promises to stand down before the next election.
May’s Brexit Deal Splits Conservatives
Ministers unhappy with the draft treaty have resigned.
Theresa May Loses Pro-Brexit Ministers
Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resign.
British Parties Do Just Well Enough in Local Elections
Neither the Conservatives nor Labour had a breakthrough. But neither suffered decisive losses either.
British Home Secretary Resigns, Italy’s Five Stars Make Overture
Amber Rudd misled lawmakers. Luigi Di Maio argues his party has a lot in common with the Democrats.
American Media Divide Generations, Labour Attempts to Divide Conservatives
Right-wing media widen the generational gap in the United States. Labour tests the loyalty of Brexit-wary Conservatives.
EU Defense Union Worries Americans, Social Democrats Rally the Troops
American officials caution against weakening NATO. Germany’s Social Democrats rally support for another grand coalition.
May Has No Good Options to Heal Party Rift on Brexit
Every time the prime minister leans too far to one side, the other rebels.
Conservatives Undermine Their Best Argument Against Labour
By calling Brexit projections into doubt, the Conservatives give their opponents a get-out-of-jail-free card.
Brexiteers Come to Terms with Reality
At every point, Europe has called Britain’s bluff.
Pressure Builds on May As Brexit Hardliners Close Ranks
More and more Conservatives want Theresa May gone.
Conservatives Pay Price for Putting Party Before Country
Conservatives have allowed the need for intraparty unity to prevail over the nationalist interest.
British Conservatives Face Three Structural Challenges
Membership is down. The youth vote has been lost. The political landscape is shifting in Labour’s favor.
Boris Johnson Makes One More Bid for Relevance
The foreign secretary breathes new life into the worst Brexit fantasies.