His predecessor won a Brexit deal in Brussels but failed to get it through the British Parliament. Boris Johnson is headed in the opposite direction, rallying support in London, but meeting a wall of opposition in Brussels. https://nyti.ms/2V9CqTL
Parliament had failed on Brexit long before this prorogation | Vernon Bogdanor https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/29/parliament-brexit-prorogue-mps-alternative-no-deal?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1567100763
Britain’s new populist Brexit Party was on course to win the country’s European Parliament elections, further roiling the already turbulent politics of a country polarized over failed efforts to leave the European Union. https://nyti.ms/2HWAW93
In the past, Theresa May had agreed to step down if her Brexit plan — which has failed 3 times — won approval in Parliament. Now, she has effectively agreed to leave whether her plan passes or not. https://nyti.ms/2HzzYiK
With a disorderly Brexit less than two weeks away, Parliament failed to reach a majority on new proposals for the country's exit from the European Union. https://nyti.ms/2U8HB98
