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Her Brexit deal lost, but Theresa May survived -- the way she's always don

Mrs. May rarely gives any sense of being chastened by a defeat, plowing ahead in the manner that earned her the nickname "Maybot"

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street after it was announced that the Conservative Party will hold a vote of no confidence in her leadership, in London | Photo: Reuters

Ellen Barry | NYT
It’s Wednesday morning. Theresa May’s career is over, as a glance at the morning papers will confirm.

Her Brexit deal, the product of two-and-a-half years of agonizing negotiation, has been rejected by a margin of 230 votes, in the worst defeat in British history. “No Deal … No Hope … No Clue … No Confidence,” declares the Mirror. The Sun photoshops her face onto the body of a dodo.

Now it’s Wednesday afternoon. Hey! She’s back!

The Labour Party is making a bid to dissolve the government. Leaping to Mrs. May’s defense like gallant knights are fellow Tories, among them many who have

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