Britain's Conservative government certainly heaved a sigh of relief when it survived a no-confidence motion in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Twenty four hours after the humiliating drubbing she received in the very chamber on her Brexit plans, Prime Minister Theresa May certainly had her self-confidence revived with her triumph over the no-confidence issue.
The government received 325 votes in its favour against 306 for the motion earlier introduced by the Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn. In a way, the rousing speech in defence of the government by Michael Gove, one of the architects of the move to leave the European Union and currently a senior member of the cabinet, definitely helped.
For Ms. May, the issue is now one of shaping in all its intricate details the Plan B she and her colleagues have been speaking of relating to Britain's exit from the EU. Obviously, it will be a tough call, for the EU is not much inclined to give any more concessions to the UK beyond what it already has.
Even so, Ms. May will expect a respectable deal to be arrived at with the EU, one that will do with as little of complication as possible where future ties between London and Brussels are concerned. The weight of the world is on Theresa May's shoulders. How she bears it is the big question today.
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