Read this very neat summary of the last few years.
It’s effective a game of poker between ordinary voters and the London focused leadership of the country

LFL: You can’t have a say on EU
OV: Fine, we’ll vote UKIP
LFL: Ok we’ll give you a referendum
OV: we want to leave
LFL: We’ll pretend but work to frustrate it
LFL: See, it’s all too difficult. Let’s revoke
OV: Sod off, we said leave
LFL: but we can’t agree a deal
OV: fine, no deal
LFL: are you nuts?
OV: just try us