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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May inspects a military parade in London. Dan Kitwood / pool via AP
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May inspects a military parade in London. Dan Kitwood / pool via AP
Britain is a rudderless ship with no real captain
As we await Tuesday’s critical Parliamentary vote on Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May is only nominally a leader