LONDON • Theresa May was dealt a poor hand when she became Britain's Prime Minister, and proceeded to play it very badly.
Perhaps no leader in 2016 could have satisfied British expectations of Brexit. Advocates of leaving the European Union had made many promises about the benefits, and been deliberately vague on the details. But Mrs May's approach of taking decisions in a tight circle left her without allies when the going got rough - both at home and in European capitals.
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