Brexit: Theresa May has reaped what she sowed, may face new obstacles

But whoever has control - parliament's roundheads or May's cavaliers - they still have to deal with reality

It could be said that Tuesday was the day the government lost control over Brexit and parliament claimed it. In one of the most dramatic days in the House of Commons since before the Iraq war, Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a series of defeats before the debate over her Brexit deal even got started.

There’s some justice in the shift of power from the executive to legislature. May had tried her best to squash parliament’s role throughout the Brexit process. It took a Supreme Court case to get a parliamentary vote on triggering Article 50 – the starting gun