Theresa May fights to reinstate Remainer rebels
5 years, 4 months ago

Theresa May fights to reinstate Remainer rebels

Daily Mail  

Theresa May has emerged as the leading critic of Boris Johnson's 'brutal' decision to purge 21 Remainer rebels from the Tory benches, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Mrs May has raised the issue directly with Party chairman James Cleverly and Chief Whip Mark Spencer on behalf of the group that includes former Chancellor Philip Hammond, ex-Justice Secretary David Gauke and Tory grandee Ken Clarke. Theresa May has already brought two formal complaints against her successor Boris Johnson She approached Mr Cleverly behind the Speaker's Chair in the House of Commons on Wednesday evening to raise concerns about the legality of blocking any of the rebels from being candidates at the next Election. Mrs May is the leading critic against Boris Johnson's decision to purge 21 remainers from teh Tory benches Last night former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt added her voice to the calls for leniency.

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Theresa May gets standing ovation as she bows out as UK PM
5 years, 5 months ago

Theresa May gets standing ovation as she bows out as UK PM

Live Mint  

Theresa May was given a standing ovation by her Conservative Party MPs as she concluded her final Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, marking a conclusion of her three-year premiership as she makes way for Boris Johnson to take charge at Downing Street. In a largely light-hearted exchange in the UK Parliament, the outgoing Prime Minister's …

Theresa May faces growing calls to quit amid new Brexit revolt: Live updates
5 years, 7 months ago

Theresa May faces growing calls to quit amid new Brexit revolt: Live updates

CNN  

TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images Backbenchers in Theresa May’s Conservative Party will decide today on whether to allow another vote of no confidence in her leadership, in a move that could set up the final days of the embattled prime minister’s tenure. MP Nigel Evans told CNN that the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs will discuss changing the party’s rules to allow …

Theresa May faces growing calls to quit amid new Brexit revolt: Live updates
5 years, 7 months ago

Theresa May faces growing calls to quit amid new Brexit revolt: Live updates

CNN  

TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images Backbenchers in Theresa May’s Conservative Party will decide today on whether to allow another vote of no confidence in her leadership, in a move that could set up the final days of the embattled prime minister’s tenure. MP Nigel Evans told CNN that the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs will discuss changing the party’s rules to allow …

Brexit rebels to Theresa May: Your EU divorce deal is dead
5 years, 7 months ago

Brexit rebels to Theresa May: Your EU divorce deal is dead

The Hindu  

Brexit-supporting rebels in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s party said on May 15 they would vote down her European Union divorce deal when she brings it back to parliament early next month. Brexit supporters in Ms. May’s divided Conservative party said her deal was as dead as her crisis-riven three-year premiership. Brexit supporters fear that Ms. May’s deal will keep …

May under pressure to drop Brexit talks with Labour
5 years, 7 months ago

May under pressure to drop Brexit talks with Labour

The Quint  

London, May 14 UK Prime Minister Theresa May is under intense pressure to abandon Brexit talks with the main opposition Labour Party, after a group of senior Conservative leaders issued a strongly worded warning. May's cabinet, and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet, are both due to take stock of the talks on Tuesday, with neither side optimistic about the …

As politicians seize Brexit process, Theresa May fights for control
5 years, 9 months ago

As politicians seize Brexit process, Theresa May fights for control

ABC  

British politicians have wrested control of the parliamentary agenda from the Government for a day in a highly unusual bid to find a way through the Brexit impasse after Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal was rejected again. Key points: For her deal to pass, Mrs May needs to win over at least another 75 MPs who recently voted …

Theresa May facing heavy pressure to step down to save Brexit
5 years, 9 months ago

Theresa May facing heavy pressure to step down to save Brexit

ABC  

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May is scrambling to win over adversaries to her Brexit withdrawal plan as key Cabinet ministers deny media reports they are plotting to oust her. Key points: Under party rules Mrs May cannot face another leadership challenge until December But she may be persuaded by Cabinet ministers and party figures that her position is untenable …

Theresa May: how she keeps on keeping on after another Brexit drama
5 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May: how she keeps on keeping on after another Brexit drama

CNN  

London CNN — Another day of Brexit drama ends, and Theresa May is still more-or-less Prime Minister of the more-or-less United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Video Ad Feedback What's next for Brexit 00:57 - Source: CNN This same avoidance of a worse option is the chief reason that her party swung behind her in Wednesday’s Commons confidence …

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