Brexit goes off the cliff, again

Published March 25, 2019 4:39pm ET



It was supposed to take effect this week, but Brexit continues to be trapped in a political black hole.

In the British House of Commons on Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she will not call a third vote on her Brexit withdrawal agreement with the European Union. May stated that unless members of parliament can find an alternative Brexit arrangement, she will again delay Brexit from taking place, at least until EU elections scheduled at the end of May. But seeing as there isn’t obvious majority support for alternatives to May’s deal, Brexit itself is increasingly at risk.

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