Brexit Chaos Continues

The fallout from the Brexit vote continues to grow as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has resoundingly lost a vote of confidence from Labour MPs by a resounding total of 172-40. The vote is not binding on Crobyn, who was overwhelmingly elected by party members over the objections of many Labour MPs, and accordingly he is refusing to step down. It will now be up to at least 51 Labour MPs to unite behind a single candidate in order to mount a true leadership challenge and the person most mentioned to be that candidate is Angel Eagle, the former shadow business secretary and shadow first secretary of state.

Meanwhile, in London which voted overwhelmingly to remain, new mayor Sadiq Khan demanded more autonomy for the city. Using the very campaign slogan that the leave camp used in the Brexit vote, Khan demanded that Londoners be given "more control".  He is looking to have more powers over tax-raising, housing, health, transport, and justice devolve to the London government itself. Khan stated that London needs, "[m]ore autonomy in order to protect London's economy from the uncertainty ahead, to protect the businesses from around the world who trade here and to protect our jobs, wealth and prosperity."

With leadership vacuums at the top of both major parties and potentially years of uncertainty ahead, Britain is quite frankly a total mess right now. It is hard to imagine that this situation can go on as it is until Cameron turns over the reins in October. Something will have to give long before then.