Westminster spent much of today speculating that Theresa May would make a drastic gesture in her address to the nation from Downing Street this evening. But in the end, the prime minister did not depart from type. Rather than announce a general election or set out a timetable for her exit from office – as some had expected – May sought to appeal to voters directly. “You, the public, have had enough,” she said, stressing that her deal was the “best deal negotiable”. She described “final choice” facing MPs as one between her deal, a no-deal Brexit, or no Brexit at all.
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