Theresa May must go in three months, cabinet ministers say
Source: The Guardian
Cabinet ministers will make it clear they believe Theresa May should step down after the local elections in May and allow a new leader to deliver the next phase of the Brexit negotiations, the Guardian understands.
Senior figures in government have suggested they want the prime minister to leave shortly after the first phase of the Brexit negotiations finishes or risk being defeated in a vote of no confidence at the end of the year.
May wants to stay in place for long enough after Brexit to secure a political legacy beyond the fraught negotiations. But some ministers believe she should announce the timeline for her departure on a high after the local election results, paving the way for a Conservative leadership contest over the summer.
Brexiters in the cabinet are keen to see a new leader take over for the next stage of the negotiations with the EU, which May has already pledged will involve more active involvement for politicians rather than advisers.
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Jessica Elgot Political correspondent
Fri 22 Feb 2019 16.59 GMT
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/22/theresa-may-must-go-in-three-months-cabinet-ministers-say
theboss
(10,491 posts)This is such a disaster.
T_i_B
(14,734 posts)Trouble is, as disastrous as Theresa May has been, the alternative to her in the Conservative party are much worse. And the Conservative party is more than capable of electing a lunatic to replace her.
Our best hope is that enough sane Tories cross the floor of the house to join the newly formed Independent Group to bring the government down.
He's more than a Trump look-alike. He basically IS Trump.
3Hotdogs
(12,197 posts)Better than what they got, now.
paleotn
(17,778 posts)If youve not heard of him, google. Hes funny as hell.