Don’t blame the political chaos in the U.K. on its parliamentary system. The real culprit is the Conservative Party’s divisions over Brexit, writes Vernon Bogdanor. on.wsj.com
Brexit has fed new divisions in society and a harsh English nationalism that threatens the future of the kingdom, with both Scotland and Northern Ireland doubtful about the radiant future the Brexiteers blithely prophesize. A photo essay nyti.ms
In a year that has already seen a remarkable breakdown in party discipline, the divisions over Brexit pose the gravest threat in recent years to the stability and unity of both major parties nyti.ms
It's like the English Civil War, the French religious wars — or possibly the Norman invasion. Deep divisions over Brexit have British people reaching for historical analogies. nyti.ms
The divisions within the Conservative party appeared fully exposed in a television debate between Tory Remain MP Anna Soubry and pro-Brexit MP Robert Buckland theneweuropean.co.uk