UK leader Theresa May to face no-confidence vote over Brexit pains
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UK leader Theresa May to face no-confidence vote over Brexit pains

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Prime Minister Theresa May has vowed to fight for her job in a leadership challenge triggered by Conservative lawmakers, saying a change could jeopardise Britain's divorce from the European Union. Key points: The vote will be held between 5:00am and 7:00am AEDT on Thursday Mrs May said she will contest the leadership ballot Mrs May warned MPs that Brexit would need to be delayed if she loses the vote A vote of confidence on Mrs May's leadership will be held between 6:00pm and 8:00pm local time on Wednesday in the House of Commons and an announcement made as soon as possible afterwards, according to Graham Brady, chairman of the party's so-called 1922 committee. "A new leader wouldn't be in place by the January 21 legal deadline, so a leadership election risks handing control of the Brexit negotiations to opposition MPs in Parliament," Mrs May said. "Theresa May's plan would bring down the Government if carried forward," Conservative MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg and Steve Baker said in a statement. But at least 100 Conservative Party MPs expressed support for Mrs May ahead of the confidence vote, based on public statements in the media and social media.

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