Theresa May warns Brexit could be 'stopped' if she is toppled, as PM vows to fight no-confidence vote
6 years, 1 month ago

Theresa May warns Brexit could be 'stopped' if she is toppled, as PM vows to fight no-confidence vote

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Theresa May has vowed to fight for her job, warning Brexit would have to be delayed or even cancelled if she has toppled by Conservative MPs. Speaking in Downing Street, the prime minister announced she would contest the no-confidence vote of all Tory MPs tonight “with everything I’ve got”. “One of their first acts would have to be extending, or even rescinding, Article 50 - delaying, or even stopping, Brexit when people want us to get on with it,” Ms May said. “The new leader wouldn’t have time to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement and get the legislation through parliament by 29 March, so one of their first acts would have to be extending or rescinding article 50, delaying or even stopping Brexit when people want us to get on with it.” Ms May also warned that “a leadership election would not change the fundamentals of the negotiation, or the parliamentary arithmetic”.

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