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There's no sensible Brexit option that will get through parliament—it's time to revoke Article 50 and reconsider

Contradiction was baked into the Brexit result from the start. Now, its contradictions have proved irreconcilable

By Jolyon Maugham

March 11, 2019

An anti-Brexit demonstrator writes in her diary as protests continue in Parliament Square, Westminster, London. Photo: PA

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Jolyon Maugham QC is a tax barrister. He practises at Devereux Chambers

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