How papers in Europe and beyond are reporting May’s Brexit defeat
Theresa May’s historic Commons defeat over her Brexit deal makes the front pages across Europe and further afield.
In France Le Monde says Mrs May was subject to a “humiliating defeat” that left the future of her Government and Brexit “more uncertain than ever”.
Après le rejet massif de l’accord, l’avenir du gouvernement May et du #Brexit plus incertains que jamais https://t.co/W1K1zWRH22 via @lemondefr
— Helene Bekmezian (@Bekouz) January 15, 2019
The Prime Minister’s loss is on the front page of El Pais in Spain, which says the “crushing defeat” make the “crisis” over Brexit worse.
Esta es la portada de @el_pais para hoy miércoles 16: pic.twitter.com/X5QymLJNRW
— Trendinalia España (@trendinaliaES) January 16, 2019
In Germany Der Spiegel says Mrs May’s Brexit plan has been “shattered” and asks: “Must she go now?” – while a commentator for Bild describes the situation as “Brexshit”.
Mays Brexit-Abstimmung: Abgeschmettert… https://t.co/CkBexV9XC8
— SPIEGEL ONLINE alles (@SPIEGEL_alles) January 15, 2019
Brexit-Deal abgelehnt – Was für ein Brexshit! https://t.co/bO8myPu0uo
— BILD (@BILD) January 16, 2019
In Belgium L’Echo’s headline reads “The shadow of a hard Brexit”, while La Libre Belgique mulls “the jump into the void of the British parliament”.
A la une de L'Echo : Le spectre d'un Brexit dur | Quatre entreprises belges sur cinq ne sont pas prêtes pour le Brexit
🗞️ Et pour lire le journal : https://t.co/tW6yh24hEr pic.twitter.com/8WPLW5uotM
— L'Echo (@lecho) January 15, 2019
La UNE de La Libre Belgique de ce mercredi 16 janvier 2019. 👌 pic.twitter.com/FMYSoWsqpx
— Alice Dive (@AliceDive) January 16, 2019
The Brexit vote is also on the front of two papers in Sweden, the Svenska Dagbladet, which leads with Mrs May’s “historic loss”, and the Dagens Nyheter, which says: “After the historic setback – May’s fate can be decided today.”
Ödesval för Theresa May. Läs första upplagan av onsdagens eSvD på https://t.co/L9IOCjuEMD. pic.twitter.com/HqucPISjbI
— Svenska Dagbladet (@SvD) January 15, 2019
In Denmark the national Jyllands-Posten leads with the “big defeat for May”, saying it leaves Brexit facing “maximum insecurity”.
Stort nederlag til Theresa Mayhttps://t.co/dx30TTM8GP#tomorrowspaperstoday #Brexit pic.twitter.com/2eSYIzySG4
— Jyllands-Posten (@jyllandsposten) January 15, 2019
Describing the loss as a “humiliating defeat” that has “thrust Britain further into political chaos”, the New York Times picks up on Mrs May’s warning before the vote that the decision will “set the future of our country for generations”.
The paper says: “Like most others, though, the prime minister had no easy answers about the way forward.”
Tomorrow’s @nytimes tonight: #Brexit plan roundly rejected by British Parliament; U.S. economy starting to show strains from gov’t shutdown. #nytimes pic.twitter.com/CMeToapJCc
— Tom Jolly (@TomJolly) January 16, 2019