Commentators round on loss of Commons majority and failure to stop opponents of no dealLatest
Brexit developments - live updatesEuropean media and commentators have savaged
Boris Johnson after his defeat to opponents of a no-deal Brexit in the Commons, saying the prime minister’s tactics had backfired disastrously, his bluster was no longer working, and – after barely six weeks in office – he was already fighting for survival.
“It was another mad day in Brexitland,” said France’s newspaper of record, Le Monde. “It turned out particularly badly for Boris Johnson – and the evening was worse still. In the space of a few hours, Britain’s new prime minister lost what remained of his majority in the Commons, failed to prevent a major rebellion in his own camp, and lost a crucial battle to no-deal opponents.”