At a perilous stage in the UK’s history, the Government has gone absent without leave.
Theresa May has lost control of her Cabinet, her party and Parliament.
Shorn of all authority, she is now facing calls from her own MPs to stand down.
To complete the humiliation, the DUP yesterday read the last rites on her flawed and unloved Brexit deal by saying it will not back it if presented for a vote a third time.
Thanks to her incompetent negotiations and that ill-judged rant — we will not dignify it with the word “statement” — on Wednesday, the PM has alienated all the groups she needs for her plan to have a chance of being passed.
To have driven the country to this point is not just a political failure but an act of gross irresponsibility.
The inability to deliver an orderly Brexit has made us an international laughing stock and damaged business confidence and investment.
The PM must now face up to reality, abandon her plan and allow Parliament to take control.
In today’s Mirror, Labour MP Gloria De Piero backs the Norway-style deal that we are advocating .
There is growing support on both sides of the Commons for his sensible compromise.
Parliament should seize it.
