Her deal has been obliterated and the country is in chaos, yet May felt weirdly OK
We should never have doubted her. Even after her government had suffered the most humiliating defeat on record, there was only the slightest chink in the prime minister’s denial. After seizing the initiative by volunteering to accept a motion of no confidence the next day and insisting she would listen to parliament and reach out to other parties, Theresa May retreated into her shell. Something would happen sooner or later but she had no idea what. All along, the plan B had been to have no plan B and try to muddle along with plan A. Give May enough time and a version of plan A could even be back on the table.
Jeremy Corbyn duly tabled his vote of no confidence and the SNP’s Ian Blackford and Labour’s Yvette Cooper implored the prime minister to extend article 50. May remained impassive, giving nothing away. Almost zen-like. The most painful bit had been the waiting to lose the vote. Sitting and wondering if it would be as bad as she feared. In hindsight, she now regretted delaying the vote as it had rather ruined her Christmas. Now it was over she felt an unexpected serenity. She was still alive. She was still breathing. The country might be in chaos but she felt weirdly OK.
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