MEMBERS of Parliament returned to the Palace of Westminster on June 13th with politics in a state of disarray. Having called an unnecessary election in order to increase her majority and boost her personal clout, Theresa May succeeded in doing the opposite. The Tories are eight mps short of a majority. Mrs May's authority is shattered. The great issue at the heart of British politics, withdrawal from the European Union, is once more in flux. As the scale of the debacle became clear on election night, Mrs May's future was uncertain. George Osborne, a former Tory chancellor, gleefully called her a "dead woman walking". Mrs May reportedly drafted a resignation speech. Potential successors began to manoeuvre.
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