May’s Brexit plan rejected: Vote showed a dangerous dysfunction

When, less than two years ago, Prime Minister Theresa May prematurely and without a roadmap of any kind, set a date for Britain’s regrettable departure from the EU, she seemed assured, as if she was underpinned by the warm confidence a happy bride-to-be might exude as she announced a wedding date.

Just 22 months later, she has been so forcefully jilted that her future as prime minister and as leader of the Conservatives never seemed more in jeopardy.