Compromises ahead

摘要

ALTHOUGH little debated during the campaign, Brexit is the government's biggest challenge. Formal talks begin next week despite post-election chaos. The Brexit department in London has just lost two of its four ministers. Nobody knows how long Theresa May will be in Downing Street. Yet the eu's timetable is oblivious to elections. Mrs May's letter invoking Article 50 was sent 11 weeks ago, and a negotiating mandate has been given by the other 27 countries to Michel Barnier at the European Commission. There is no doubt over when Britain is due to leave: two years after Mrs May's letter, on March 29th 2019.