The situation is totally “in the hands of the United Kingdom”, but if the country were still to be a member of the EU on 1 November, “it would have to appoint a European Commissioner”. This is the message passed on Tuesday 10 September by the President-elect of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who, unless there is a sudden turn of events, should take up her duties on 1 November. The German reacted, at the time of her team's presentation (see other news), to the political...