May is fighting a losing battle (whatever that is!). 'A final deal on the terms of withdrawal is due by October this year, but that now looks optimistic (see reference below). Few expect all the detail to have been hammered out by then, given that the UK has yet to provide the EU with firm details of the relationship it wants. The Labour MEP Richard Corbett, a former senior adviser in Brussels, predicts that there may only be a “minimalist withdrawal agreement that takes us out but leaves all key issues to be settled later during the transition period”. The Brexit process, he believes, is way behind schedule because of UK indecision, May’s caution and her divided party.' 'Nicky Morgan, fired as education secretary by May in 2016 and now Tory chair of the Treasury select committee, said delay and slippage would be bad for everyone: “If the transition discussions slip, then presumably so does the chance of getting a final agreement that parliament can vote on in autumn 2018.' “The uncertainty about what happens in March 2019 isn’t good for anyone, particularly businesses and EU citizens. It only increases the chances of a disorderly Brexit. This cannot be what the government wants.” Least of all Theresa May, if she is able to survive that long. On the same day as the above was published and also in The Guardian, Eloise Todd, the chief executive of Best for Britain, sees a pivot insight through the unlikely shoulders of Corbyn. She saw that 'research suggests strong Leave voters are only a tiny proportion of Labour’s support. According to the British Election Study, just 9% of Labour’s total vote in 2017 is likely to have been Leave supporters, for whom Brexit was the issue they were most concerned about. By comparison, 30% of Labour’s vote in the BES seems to have been those who voted in favour of EU membership and labelled Brexit as their most important issue.' 'The electoral calculus of this is compelling. It means that many seats are there for the taking if Labour solidifies its Brexit position towards staying in the EU. It seems that the real story of the 2017 election may have been the limiting effect on Labour’s success that Corbyn’s triangulation on Europe had. Research by the British Election Study reinforces these findings. Almost a year ago, Labour set out six tests for Brexit. It needs to take its own policy seriously and start judging the success or failure of these tests. Everyone from the leadership to backbenchers active on Europe must now focus their fire on opposing the government’s blunders and prepare to vote against what is certain to be an inadequate deal this October. Labour must not rule out all future options being on the table for its relationship with Europe, and it should stay wide open to a referendum on the terms of the deal and the possibility of staying and leading in Europe. The Conservative government should be taking a much bigger hit in the polls than it is for making a difficult task a national embarrassment. Opposing a disastrous Brexit could give Labour the opportunity to shake up the electoral map and lock in a Labour majority for the next election. In fact, there is a huge opportunity for any party that stands on a platform of staying in and improving our terms within Europe: if Labour doesn’t grab that chance, that vacuum might well be filled by others.' The time to pivot on Europe is now. Do wake up Corbyn and get your friends to vote (by the way no money for this comes my way) on: https://www.change.org/p/stop-brexit?recruiter=622263122&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=petition_signer_receipt