UK faces into abyss of stark realities and unenviable choices

Throughout the ‘90s Mystic Meg had a 45-second slot on the UK’s National Lottery Live show where she predicted facts about the future winner. But no amount of crystal ball gazing could forecast what comes next in the Brexit saga and there are certainly no current winners. We are now looking into an abyss, where a general election; a toppling or resignation of the UK prime minister; ministerial departures; a second Brexit referendum; a no-deal; no Brexit or an Article 50 extension are all possibilities. Or perhaps we could see a a pix n’ mix combination of those options.

Theresa May’s defeat of 149 votes, while not as bruising as January’s meaningful ballot, has triggered a cascade of uncertainty and chaos that will play out in the coming days. But as May said immediately after the vote last night, “unenviable choices” must now be faced. Those choices begin today when MPs again shuffle through the lobbies for another vote, this time on ruling out a no-deal Brexit.