Why the Brexit deal will fail

And why everyone hates it

Theresa May.
(Image credit: Illustrated | BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images, Wikimedia Commons, Aerial3/iStock)

Do you hear that? That ugly splooshing sound is the melancholy, long, withdrawing roar of the British people's faith in their prime minister.

Theresa May's government lies in ruins following the announcement that she has reached a deal in principle with the European Union on terms for the United Kingdom's departure. On Thursday several of her ministers resigned, including Dominic Raab, the secretary responsible for overseeing Britain's departure from the European Union. More resignations are expected in the days to come. May has already received letters of no confidence from members of her party, including one from Jacob Rees-Mogg, arguably the most vocal supporter of the Brexit cause in Parliament. Further letters will follow soon; if that total reaches 48, a leadership election will be triggered, one which she almost certainly cannot win.

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Matthew Walther

Matthew Walther is a national correspondent at The Week. His work has also appeared in First Things, The Spectator of London, The Catholic Herald, National Review, and other publications. He is currently writing a biography of the Rev. Montague Summers. He is also a Robert Novak Journalism Fellow.