NYT and Brexit

The disappering May

For the 1,000th time, what’s next for Brexit?

It seems Prime Minister Theresa May’s sacrificial promise to resign in exchange for support for her withdrawal plan has made little difference.

British Parliament remains deadlocked. Another vote on Mrs. May's twice-rejected plan will take place in Parliament today, but a third rejection is entirely possible.

To add to the complications, none of the eight alternative Brexit plans that lawmakers voted on on Wednesday mustered a majority, setting the stage for yet more debates in Parliament on Monday to try to whittle down the list for a second round of voting.

Analysis: Mrs. May’s resignation offer was a surprising move for a woman who, over the last two years, has bounced back from crises with unflappable resolve. 

“The sight of this proud, rigid woman admitting that she could not finish the job, giving up her hopes of ever being remembered as anything but Brexit roadkill, was a somber one,” writes our London correspondent Ellen Barry.

The next prime minister: British bookmakers are already offering up odds on who they think will step up when Mrs. May steps down.