Do a deal or remain? Brexit crash out is a bridge too far

Irish and British General Elections could yet run in parallel before the end game, most likely a Customs Union deal, writes Eddie Hobbs

Brexit now looks binary, it is do a deal or remain. The Prime Minister’s line of red pins on her map of Europe made no provision for anything to go wrong. Her blunder was to plan badly and underestimate the opposition. ‘Brexit means Brexit’ was a bridge too far, crash out an epic bluff and the retreat to a Parliamentary vote on No Deal, inevitable.