Conservative MPs believe Theresa May's days are numbered as MPs prepare to reject her Brexit deal for a second time following 'deadlocked' talks in Brussels.
British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech during her visit in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Britain March 8, 2019.The majority of her Cabinet reportedly wants the prime minister to announce her departure within weeks.
On Tuesday MPs are due to vote on her Brexit deal for a second time after it was previously defeated by a record majority in January. If defeated again, May will then be bound to hold a series of votes that could result in Britain delaying its exit from the EU, currently due to take place at the end of March.
Any refusal to meet these pledges would likely lead to contempt of parliament proceedings and potentially another vote of no confidence in her government. May could refuse to quit having seen off an attempt by Conservative MPs to oust her last December. Under Conservative party rules she cannot face another formal challenge until December this year.
After her deal was defeated in January by a historic 230-vote margin, she pledged to return to Brussels to secure major changes to the Irish backstop, which many Tory MPs are opposed to because it could lock the UK in an EU customs union indefinitely. If the deal is defeated, the prime minister has promised parliament further votes on Wednesday and Thursday, firstly on whether it supports a no-deal exit, and secondly whether it supports an Article 50 extension and a Brexit delay.
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