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LONDON — Your average Brit will tell you they’re sick and tired of Brexit, that the country has had enough, it’s knackered. But clearly, they have not had nearly enough. Britain is obsessed with Brexit.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that ordinary people hurry home to watch Parliament TV in the evening. The streaming service — Britain’s low-rent C-Span — is posting record-breaking numbers, for a seemingly endless number of “non-binding” votes.

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It’s a national humiliation, pretty much everyone agrees. But it’s also mesmerizing. Like a train wreck on a loop.

A recent poll by YouGov found that 64 per cent of the public had “Brexit fatigue,” while only 20 per cent said they didn’t.

But the brinkmanship, the high-stakes debates, the snakes and ladders – for those who like political drama, these are undeniably gripping times.

House of Commons Speaker John Bercow – the “order! order!” fellow with the colorful ties and erudite put-downs – has become a rock star, in need of a body guard.