What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The True Origins of the U.K.’s Political Mess

The truth is, no one ever had a workable plan for Brexit. And as Liz Truss becomes the fourth Prime Minister to resign since the referendum and Rishi Sunak steps in as tribute, it’s an important lesson for voters on any side of the Atlantic: You can’t stake your party—or your country’s future—on a lie. 

Guest: Felix Salmon, host of Slate Money, chief financial correspondent at Axios.  

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