Here is the Brexit problem

Thanks to @davidallengreen on twitter:

1. The Brexit withdrawal bill is still delayed in the Commons, but its hardest passage will be in the Lords. But.....

2. The government has now lost yet another @DExEUgov minister in the Lords. This is not good for the government. However.....

3. May has delayed any cabinet discussion of post Brexit trade deal until next year. And....

4. The "sufficient progress" stage in the Brexit/EU talks has also been delayed, until at least December this year, possibly longer. And....

5. The EU [ominous tune] has started internal preparation for trade talks. This is not good news for the UK. Because....

6. It was EU27 preparing ahead of time, while UK dilly-dallied, which has led to the current shafting of UK in the Exit negotiations. So....

7. UK, 16 months after referendum and 7 months after A50, is now in as bad a position on Brexit as it possibly can be.

Which is why when it is said that had May been a plant to derail Brexit, she would have done exactly the same stuff she has done thus far. And now this for the rest of the year!

And all the while, the Daily Mail, Express, Torygraph blame the EU for not changing their position. The problem really is that they have one, and Britain doesn't.