It might have looked like her only choice, but postponing the vote was the wrong move for a weak prime minister.
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The ruling offers some relief for Remainers – but don’t go thinking this is the end of Brexit.
We can’t agree what the ‘will of the people’ was in 2016, but these are the representatives they elected in 2017.
It’s the fairest way to settle this debate – though in the absence of a clear majority supporting either “remain” or a “no deal” it would probably mean accepting Theresa May’s deal.
Some possible outcomes as we head into the unknown.
An EU law expert on what the attorney general’s legal advice on Brexit means and its wider significance for the future.
Ministers were found in contempt of parliament on December 4 for not publishing the full legal advice on the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
It might seem counterintuitive, but what if giving MPs more freedom could stop the rebellion?
Supporters and opponents to the withdrawal deal both say national security is under threat – but the truth is that neither side can guarantee anything at this stage.
This group only recently reached voting age, and they’d like to have a say.
Expect more member states to ‘do a Spain’ once future relationship talks commence.
The prime minister’s office has promoted tweets in favour of the Brexit deal – why that’s a problem.
Controlling immigration was the most important concern for Brexit voters and May’s deal does that.
Theresa May’s Brexit plan has crumbled on contact with the reality of UK and EU politics.
The deal now needs to be agreed by UK MPs and each EU member state.
Momentum’s position is increasingly out of step with the Labour leadership’s on this issue.
Westminster holds its power tight, but that could be bad news for cities and regions.
There’s really only one option here, and the UK needs to do some very savvy PR to sell it to Brexiteers.
An association with Brexit and a desire to win back the white working class aren’t particularly appealing to minority voters.
The Scottish rocker showed he has clearly lost none of the fire in his belly.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Founding Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Associate Tutor in Politics and Social Sciences, Edge Hill University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor of British Politics, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, Edge Hill University
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Ashbel Smith Professor, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
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Head of Politics, Sheffield Hallam University
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Teaching Fellow, Department of History, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
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British Politics Lecturer, University of Liverpool
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University of Nottingham
