Time is on the side of remainers amid Brexit’s smoke and mirrors | Martin Kettle

The Britain of 2019 is no longer the Britain of 2016. Delay and procrastination have allowed all options back on to the table

Ever since Britain voted to leave the European Union in June 2016, two things have been clear. No serious attempt to reverse or even moderate the leave decision would ever be uncontroversial. And any such attempt would require a degree of present legitimacy that could be acquired only in the light of new events and with the passing of time. The question today is whether we have now reached such a moment.

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