There's a plan for a Brexit debate. It's a shame it's the only plan | John Crace

Theresa May was clear: she will deliver on what everyone voted for, which is to be worse off

Watch I’m a Celebrity, Strictly Come Dancing or penguins freezing in the Antarctic. If you must, watch repeats of Midsomer Murders on ITV4 or Top Gear on Dave. And if you really can’t bear any of those then stare at a blank screen or run for the hills. Anything but subject yourself to the hour-long Brexit debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn provisionally scheduled for Sunday week. Trust me, you’ll save yourself years in therapy.

Both leaders were clearly intent on using prime minister’s questions as a dress rehearsal. Even down to the heavily telegraphed gags and the lingering stares to the camera. It made for dismal viewing. Not just because May and Corbyn are such second-rate performers, but because they really don’t have anything very much to say. The prime minister has a plan, which is to have various plans. A plan that doesn’t stand a chance of getting through parliament. The leader of the opposition doesn’t even have a plan. Or at least not one that he is able to articulate.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KEsyfq