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Brexit rebels in UK PM May's party discuss ousting her
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 / 2:19 AM / UPDATED 4 MINUTES AGO
Brexit rebels in UK PM May's party discuss ousting her
Michael Holden, Kylie MacLellan
5 MIN READ
LONDON (Reuters) - About 50 Brexit-supporting lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party have met to discuss how and when they could force her out of her job, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
Since her botched bet on a snap election in June 2017 lost her party its majority in parliament, May has faced persistent talk of a leadership challenge which has weakened her as she tries to clinch a Brexit deal with the European Union.
Lawmakers from the European Research Group (ERG), a grouping in May’s Conservative Party which wants a sharper break with the EU, met on Tuesday night and openly discussed May’s future. Unattributed comments included “everyone I know says she has to go”, “she’s a disaster” and “this can’t go on,” the BBC reported.
One source quoted by the BBC said “people feel the leadership is out of touch and has lost the plot” but another said changing the leader “is a stupid idea now”.
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Brexit rebels in UK PM May's party discuss ousting her
Michael Holden, Kylie MacLellan
5 MIN READ
LONDON (Reuters) - About 50 Brexit-supporting lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party have met to discuss how and when they could force her out of her job, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
Since her botched bet on a snap election in June 2017 lost her party its majority in parliament, May has faced persistent talk of a leadership challenge which has weakened her as she tries to clinch a Brexit deal with the European Union.
Lawmakers from the European Research Group (ERG), a grouping in May’s Conservative Party which wants a sharper break with the EU, met on Tuesday night and openly discussed May’s future. Unattributed comments included “everyone I know says she has to go”, “she’s a disaster” and “this can’t go on,” the BBC reported.
One source quoted by the BBC said “people feel the leadership is out of touch and has lost the plot” but another said changing the leader “is a stupid idea now”.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/brexit-rebels-in-uk-pm-mays-party-discuss-ousting-her-idUSKCN1LS0OX
