Originally posted by ArtificialGlory
What happened?
May tried to circumvent basically everyone, but the DUP in particular, by creating a deal with the EU without consulting them that would leave Northern Ireland subject to EU laws. At the last minute the DUP got wind of it and called May while she was having lunch with the EU negotiator literally right before finalising the deal and told her to scrap it or they'd collapse her government. Everyone else found out and suddenly Wales, Scotland, Gibralter and London are saying that if NI can stay in the EU, why can't they do that too? It becomes apparent that the deal is basically impossible and the only other options are BEANO (Brexit Existing As Name Only) with the softest of possible Brexits where we get literally nothing and only lose our voice in the EU while still being subject to them or create a hard border between NI and Ireland, violating the Good Friday deal.
Deal ruined, situation untenable, May humiliated and everyone really ****ing pissed at her. And we come out looking like complete moron assclowns to the EU, when our negotiating position was already a dumpster fire and we've been conceding on everything.
No Brexit really is the only sensible solution now.