MPs turn the tables on Theresa May

Everyone, including the prime minister, knows that she cannot bring a viable alternative to the House of Commons in three days. That, of course, is not the real point of this amendment

MPs taking control of Brexit process? Pic: Getty

The chilly January winds blowing around Westminster this week blew through the House of Commons chamber with unexpected results, amid a storm of criticism and shouts of a constitutional crisis – another one!

Theresa May had postponed her big so-called ‘meaningful vote’ in mid-December, amid criticisms that she was pushing her parliamentary colleagues against a wall and pushing her deal down their necks. Now, she finds herself at the mercy of those same ...