The country braces as the PM’s deal for Britain to leave the EU faces rejection for a third time in parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet allies have been forced to fend off reports that there’s a plot to oust her as leader, as the country braces for a critical week that’s expected to see her Brexit plan blocked from a third vote in parliament and more disarray.
Several media outlets reported that the ministers want Ms. May to be replaced as early as this week by a caretaker prime minister who could get the country through the immediate Brexit crisis. The Conservative Party would then hold a leadership contest in the fall to select a permanent leader who would take over as prime minister, according to the reports.Ms.
But there has been growing angst about Ms. May in recent days among Tory Members of Parliament. Her authority has been so undermined that some cabinet ministers recently voted against government motions in parliament, something that under the British system would normally result in automatic resignation. The Prime Minister also infuriated MPs last week when she made a televised address to the country that blamed parliament for the Brexit chaos. On Sunday several Tory MPs came out against Ms.
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