With time running out, May needs a clear proposal on post-Brexit EU ties

With every passing day, the risk of a chaotic no-deal Brexit is growing

Hours ahead of a make-or-break meeting with her cabinet, UK Prime Minister Theresa May had yet to settle on a proposal for her country’s future relationship with the European Union. After many wasted months and with time to reach an agreement with the EU fast running out, May needs to lay out a clear proposal and confront its inevitable critics.

In the end, she might fail — but further indecision makes failure all but certain.

To put it mildly, May is in a tough spot. She leads a weak minority government (because her call for an election last year backfired).