What the What

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/29/oh-for-the-days-when-it-was-always-brussels-fault-brexit-jeremy-hunt

As I recall how things went, there never was a status quo option.
The Tories under David Cameron had a proposal to change the UK
position within the EU and wanted a clear mandate; but instead of running
an election against status quo adversaries, they called a referendum
against an undefined leave option. They are still in power, because who
better to put together a change the rules package…