Sigmund Freud wrote that the great question he had been unable to answer is: “What does a woman want?” Typical male. The men at the helm of the European Commission have been saying the same thing about the female-led UK for almost three years now: what sort of Brexit deal do you really want?

Actually, Theresa May and the British government agreed terms with the EU four months ago, both on a withdrawal agreement and on objectives for a future trade deal. The remaining mystery, which continues to exasperate the leaders of the EU 27, is: what does the Westminster parliament want? It has twice voted down the withdrawal agreement. All MPs have been able to decide is what they don’t like. Which is no