Brussels pouts

摘要

IF ANYONE DESERVES a prize for stamina, it is Theresa May. The prime minister spent the run-up to Christmas defending her Brexit deal before MPS, who still show no sign of voting for it. She had hoped the eu summit on December 13th and 14th would agree to sweeten the deal to make it easier for MPS to swallow, particularly regarding the Irish "backstop" that may keep Britain in a customs union. But EU leaders refused. They said they hoped not to use the temporary backstop, but rejected a time limit or a unilateral British right of exit.