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The only variable that might just salvage the May deal is fear - fear of cliff edge, fear of no Brexit, depending on taste. Still does not look very likely though. December 12, 2018 (@NickAnstead)
Final thought: this will do absolutely nothing to convince EU27 that tweaking the deal (however that is defined, in a context where substantive changes have been ruled out) might be enough to help May or someone else pass it through HofCs. December 12, 2018 (@NickAnstead)
However also worth noting incentives are very different from 1990. Then cabinet saw Thatcher as electoral liability who could be replaced with a fresh face. 1992 proved they were right. Much harder to see how removing May helps with the fundamental problem of Brexit. December 12, 2018 (@NickAnstead)
In short term, lot depends on cabinet in next couple of days. Could they do a Thatcher and go in one-by-one telling May it’s time to go? Certainly some cabinet ministers today have said things that suggest collective responsibility is breaking down. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1057845/Brexit-news-UK-Theresa-May-European-Union-confidence-vote-Conservative-Party … December 12, 2018 (@NickAnstead)
These are hardly indications of strength. December 12, 2018 (@NickAnstead)