Rogers resignation is latest sign Britain is heading for hard Brexit

Outgoing ambassador represented best hope of a negotiated compromise over terms of departure from EUThe resignation of Britain’s ambassador to the European Union is seen on both sides of the ever-widening Channel as a sobering reminder that the country is heading for the hardest of Brexits.
Regardless of whether he was pushed or chose to jump, Sir Ivan Rogers was more than just the government’s representative in Brussels. He was also Britain’s best hope of a negotiated compromi