Newsnight political editor quotes cabinet minister saying ‘f*** knows, I’m past caring’ live on air

This is what it's come to

We were supposed to be leaving the EU on March 29. However, despite having two and a half years to work out a plan, there is no plan. May has told Conservative MPs that she will resign as Prime Minister soon after her Brexit deal is delivered, paving the way for a leadership contest in the summer, but the political future of Britain remains uncertain. On Thursday evening, MPs voted on eight alternatives to May’s deal in a series of votes. None won a majority. The rejected proposals included a softer Brexit, no deal and a second referendum. On Friday, May will put only half of her Brexit deal to a third vote, in a final desperate attempt to secure MPs’ support.   Following May's most recent setback in parliament, Nicholas Watt, Political Editor with BBC Newsnight, has shared an anecdote from a member of May's cabinet. When asked why May is pressing ahead with a vote she knows she’ll lose, the minister was reported as saying: “Fuck knows. I’m past caring. It’s like the living dead in here.” https://twitter.com/MatthewWells/status/1111405505417637888 This is what it's come to. This is what we are now. The state of this country.