Yesterday, Brexit Britain went to the polls and voted in a series of local elections. Today, the results have come through and, as expected, the Conservative party has swept to victory, destabilizing Labour, destroying UKIP, and setting the standard for the snap general election on June 8. May is navigating the national narrative, and picking up swathes of voters in the process, solely on a rigid ticket of strong and stable leadership. So, this week's blistering attack on Brussels, during which she accused European officials of attempting to sway the election results, might have seemed bizarre, but it was actually a savvy attempt to hammer home the Conservative message of dominance and reliability to voters as they went to the polls. In the crude terms of tactics, it seems she cannot put a foot wrong. If opposition parties were softly contesting that the Tory's were on the path for a landslide victory, they have been momentarily silenced, and, even if they protest, the electorate will struggle to hear them now, anyway.

The police and Le Pen

Just as Nigel Farage endorsed Marine Le Pen on Instagram—dubbing her the "right [wing] candidate for Brexit Britain"– the French presidential candidate came under criminal investigation. During a combative television debate, she insinuated her rival Emmanuel Macron had an offshore bank account in the Bahamas. He promptly filed a complaint with the police, accusing her of spreading fake news and attempting to slant the election result. Presumably, she's bemused by his response. Yes, that was exactly what she was trying to do.

Europeans don't speak English

Last week, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, emerged from a Downing Street dinner 10 times more skeptical about Brexit than before. In the days that followed, which saw Theresa May launch a blistering attack on Brussels, his skepticism must have dizzyingly spiraled. Now, in another episode of the E.U. and the U.K. striking swords, Juncker told a conference in Florence that, actually, he was going to address them in French, as English is “losing importance” in Europe.

Brexit-style bullying

Juncker is not the only one playing verbal hardball. Brexit Secretary David Davis hit back hard into the E.U. court last night, framing the European Commission as “trying to bully the British people” by demanding a large, possibly €100 billion divorce bill upon quitting the bloc.

The hall of history

It didn't take long, but Brexit has made history. The freshly-opened House of European History has an entire, dedicated Brexit section, featuring a ballot paper, and, even a Vote Leave badge and matching t-shirt.