Britain in 2019 is a divided nation. The 2016 referendum was won by Vote Leave with 17,410,742 votes, 51.89% and lost by Remain with 16,141,241 votes, 48.11%. Quite close. But since then polling has suggested a much closer result. A swing in the other direction might even occur if there was a so-called People's Vote. So the Country remains deeply divided.
If Mrs May wants to bring the Country together and start to heal these divisions she cannot pander to just one side or the other. Compromise is required which will respect the voters who voted to leave, but also those who voted to remain, and the rest of our population of 66,780,976 people.
Mrs May hasn't been listening for some time and she needs to start listening, and negotiating with her political opponents. This will likely mean giving up some of her red lines. Her stubbornness and arrogance have brought us to this place. If she can't do this she should stand aside and let somebody else take over.
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