Author: Martin Farrer / Source: the Guardian
The papers are split on their treatment of the latest make or break day of Brexit drama in parliament with Conservative-supporting titles trumpeting the Commons deal as a success for Theresa May.
But the Guardian, FT and Mirror emphasise the problem May faces in negotiations with the EU, which has said that the Irish backstop is part of the withdrawal agreement and cannot be undone.
The Mail’s treatment is typical of the more pro-Tory front pages and calls it “Theresa’s triumph” as the PM “revived her hopes for a Brexit agreement”. The paper also notes that she “crushed” Jeremy Corbyn by seeing off a Labour amendment to win a vote on its Brexit policy.
The Express is even more convinced that the outcome of the votes represent a significant change in fortunes for the embattled PM weeks after she suffered a humiliating Commons defeat on her Brexit deal.
“She did it!”, the paper screams, describing May as our “indomitable PM” who has achieved “one of the most remarkable turnarounds in political history”.
Daily Express (@Daily_Express)
Wednesday’s @Daily_Express front pageShe did it! Our indomitable PM unites party and receives mandate to return to EU with Parliament’s full weight behind her… Now it’s up to EU #Brexit#tomorrowspaperstoday #frontpages pic.twitter.com/Szshw4Ec0z
The Sun declares “Backstop from the brink” in its splash headline. It says Theresa May now has the “wind in her sails” to go back to Brussels and demand changes to the Irish backstop. It was a double triumph, the paper says, because she also managed to defeat Yvette Cooper’s amendment to delay Brexit.
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