Yesterday’s sudden resignation by David Davies, the Brexit Secretary, followed later by that of Boris Johnson, the British Foreign Secretary, may not be the last word on the crisis that has split the British Conservative government.

Maybe, but that could have happened later on in the evening, the events of the day could be followed by a leadership challenge.

Prime Minister Theresa May faced a rowdy House of Commons for hours on end yesterday. She refused to be beaten, regretted the resignations, and vowed to move on in the direction as laid down in the conclusions of the Chequers meeting of Cabinet last week.

The issue is, of course, that those who resigned feel that the UK has conceded too much to the EU and that the deal as outlined betrays what the majority of British voters wanted when they voted for Brexit.

On the other hand, there seems to be a growing segment of public opinion that has come to believe that Brexit is bad for the economy and that Britain will be poorer after next March.

The Conservative Party is split from top to bottom as regards Brexit; the government, as seen yesterday, is as split and the country is likewise split. No less than 80% of the businesses in the country will not be covered by the agreement as proposed by the government. As Mr Davis said in his resignation letter, the British courts will not be supreme as was promised to the people at the referendum.

Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn claimed in the House yesterday that ministers were falling off the ship and the ship is listing. The Chequers Compromise, he said, took two years to draw up and just two days to unravel. But there seems to be no chance of an early election and a Labour government.

Theresa May is all for sailing ahead and swift negotiations with the EU to tie up the last bits and pieces but there are many obstacles in her way. The House has to vote repeatedly in the coming days and maybe an opposition could get a majority. Then there is the actual negotiations with the EU Member States and each individual country.

Meanwhile, all across the UK, people are peering into the future and trying to see how Brexit will hit them. Companies will now hasten any Plan Bs they may have in case Brexit hits them hard and so an alternative must be found. It may be an indication that the Pound took a beating after the news of Boris Johnson’s resignation.

As Alistair Campbell, Tony Blair’s guru in his time, said yesterday (and he was speaking for many) the only solution is for a second referendum to be held. Theresa May ruled this out quite decisively yesterday and she also made it clear she has no intention to give up and will fight it out.

We are out for quite interesting days and times in the UK.