‘Brexit is Brexit’, come what May - New British prime minister

There is little doubt that Theresa May’s tenure as British prime minister will shape the course of British and European history for the foreseeable future.

She has already restated “Brexit is Brexit”, meaning there would be no question of the Westminster parliament — despite its constitutional supremacy — ignoring the will of the people as expressed in the referendum on EU membership.

How she handles Britain’s exit from the European Union will have enormous implications for the rest of the continent, most notably Ireland, which will, on final exit, become the EU’s western border.