There May be trouble ahead: post-EU referendum instability will keep afflicting the UK

In advance of the election, Theresa May claimed that a resounding victory would enhance her bargaining position in the coming negotiations with the EU. Andrew Blick (King’s College London and the Federal Trust) has long argued that the size of the UK government majority would not be a preeminent concern for the EU, and would not in itself lead to their countenancing compromising fundamental material objectives. The early election was intended by May to service the requirements of domestic political management. He maintains that this remains problematic for the Brexit negotiations.