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| May says if she is replaced new leader would have to delay Brexit– politics live | |
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| Theresa May says she is going to contest the confidence vote “with everthing I’ve got”. | |
| She says she has been a member of the party for 40 years, and has served it in various posts, including as PM. | |
| She has done so because she wants a better future for the country. | |
| And her priority now is delivering Brexit. | |
| She says she has a passionate belief that a better future is available. And that is now within the country’s grasp. | |
| She met EU leaders yesterday. She was due to go to Dub | |
| She says having a new leader now would put “our country’s future at risk”. | |
| She says a new leader would not have time time reopen the negotiations, and so parliament would be able to take over the process. | |
| And she says that a new leader would have to delay or revoke article 50. | |
| May says if she is replaced a new leader would have to delay Brexit. | |
| She says the only people who would benefit would be Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell. | |
| She says the Conservatives are a modern, pragmatic party. | |
| She refers to the agenda she set out in her “burning injustices” speech when she became PM. She intends to finish the job, she says. | |
| Here is the press release from the Conservative 1922 Committee announcing the no confidence vote. | |
| On Sky News Sir Graham Brady says, if Theresa May loses the confidence vote and there is a leadership contest, the parliamentary bit of the contest - when Tory MPs whittle down the contenders to a shortlist of two - could be completed relatively quickly, within 10 days. | |
| But it would be for the party’s board to decide how long the ballot of members (who get to decide between the final two under Tory party rules) would take. | |
| On the Today programme Sir Graham Brady said that Theresa May would address the backbench 1922 Committee at 5pm tonight. | |
| The confidence vote will then be held between 6pm and 8pm, with the result announced soon afterwards. | |
| So here is the timetable for the day. | |
| 12pm: Theresa May faces Jeremy Corbyn at PMQs. | |
| 2pm: May chairs cabinet. | |
| 5pm: May addresses the 1922 Committee. | |
| 6pm: The no confidence ballot opens. | |
| 8pm: The ballot closes. The result is announced soon afterwards. | |
| Barry Gardiner, the shadow international trade secretary, is on Today. He says if Labour had tabled a motion of no confidence in the government yesterday, that would have galvanised support for the PM. | |
| Good morning. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Matthew Weaver. | |
| Theresa May is expected to make a statement outside Number 10 any minute now. | |
| The justice secretary, David Gauke, said that if May loses tonight an article 50 extension will have to be sought from the EU. | |
| “Clearly there would have to be a delay,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. | |
| If she loses tonight I think whoever is prime minister will have to delay article 50. | |
| Gauke says there would have to be a delay in Article 50 if there was a leadership contest - that is what May loyalists will say all day - that's possible, but not necessarily the case - it could be done more quickly, and if she lost there could be caretaker PM | |
| More cabinet ministers have vowed to back May in the vote. | |
| I am backing the Prime Minister 100% - and I urge every Conservative MP to do the same. She is battling hard for our country and no one is better placed to ensure we deliver on the British people’s decision to leave the EU. | |
| Just about to appear on @BBCr4today. Theresa May will have my full support. Removing her would be self indulgent and irresponsible. | |
| I’m voting for the Prime Minister tonight and urge all colleagues to do the same. We should all be focussed on coming together for the sake of the future of the country | |
| The Prime Minister has my full support, not least because she has always done what she firmly believes is in the national interest. Our country needs us all to fight for a good deal and prepare for a no deal senario. All eyes and hands should be on that task. | |
| I admire the grit and determination the Prime Minister has shown and I strongly support her. The last thing businesses across our country need at this crucial time is even more uncertainty. I hope all my colleagues will join me & back @theresa_may | |
| Theresa May is due to make a statement in Downing Street at 8.30am. | Theresa May is due to make a statement in Downing Street at 8.30am. |
| Asked about May’s mood, Brady said it would be difficult for anyone to be surprised by the turn of events. He said he would not be drawn on her demeanour. But he said she was being “businesslike” about the no-confidence vote. | |
| Graham Brady has refused to say how many no-confidence letters he has received. “I am only required to say the threshold was reached,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. | |
| Brady told the prime minister the threshold was reached in a telephone call last night. May was keen to resolve the matter as soon as possible, Brady said. | Brady told the prime minister the threshold was reached in a telephone call last night. May was keen to resolve the matter as soon as possible, Brady said. |
| Cabinet ministers and several Tory MPs have been vowing to back Theresa May. | Cabinet ministers and several Tory MPs have been vowing to back Theresa May. |
| The last thing our country needs right now is a Conservative Party leadership election. Will be seen as self-indulgent and wrong. PM has my full support and is best person to ensure we leave EU on 29 March | The last thing our country needs right now is a Conservative Party leadership election. Will be seen as self-indulgent and wrong. PM has my full support and is best person to ensure we leave EU on 29 March |
| The PM has my full support. At this critical time we need to support and work with the PM to deliver on leaving the EU, & our domestic agenda - ambitious for improvements to people’s lives & to build on growth of wages & jobs. | The PM has my full support. At this critical time we need to support and work with the PM to deliver on leaving the EU, & our domestic agenda - ambitious for improvements to people’s lives & to build on growth of wages & jobs. |
| I am backing @theresa_may tonight. Being PM most difficult job imaginable right now and the last thing the country needs is a damaging and long leadership contest. Brexit was never going to be easy but she is the best person to make sure we actually leave the EU on March 29 | I am backing @theresa_may tonight. Being PM most difficult job imaginable right now and the last thing the country needs is a damaging and long leadership contest. Brexit was never going to be easy but she is the best person to make sure we actually leave the EU on March 29 |
| Strongly support @theresa_may to continue as Leader of @Conservatives and Prime Minister. Now is not the time for this distraction and even more uncertainty. We need to get behind the Prime Minister in the best interests of our country. | Strongly support @theresa_may to continue as Leader of @Conservatives and Prime Minister. Now is not the time for this distraction and even more uncertainty. We need to get behind the Prime Minister in the best interests of our country. |
| I will be supporting @theresa_may to continue as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister in today's vote | I will be supporting @theresa_may to continue as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister in today's vote |
| Theresa May has my absolute confidence as Prime Minister and Leader of the Party. Changing leader at this crucial point would be a huge mistake for the country and the Conservative Party. | Theresa May has my absolute confidence as Prime Minister and Leader of the Party. Changing leader at this crucial point would be a huge mistake for the country and the Conservative Party. |
| I am backing @theresa_may tonight. We do not need further instability and division. Colleagues need to think of the National interest. | I am backing @theresa_may tonight. We do not need further instability and division. Colleagues need to think of the National interest. |
| Clearly I’m disappointed that some in my party have triggered a vote of no confidence just as the PM is having a series of international meetings to deliver Brexit. I will, of course, be voting in support of Theresa May. | Clearly I’m disappointed that some in my party have triggered a vote of no confidence just as the PM is having a series of international meetings to deliver Brexit. I will, of course, be voting in support of Theresa May. |
| Any colleague who believes changing our leader during the negotiations is in our country's interest should think again. I will be supporting the Prime Minister tonight. | Any colleague who believes changing our leader during the negotiations is in our country's interest should think again. I will be supporting the Prime Minister tonight. |
| Tonight I’ll vote to support Theresa May, the most steadfast, resilient Prime Minister - today the country deserves better than a self-involved Conservative Party | Tonight I’ll vote to support Theresa May, the most steadfast, resilient Prime Minister - today the country deserves better than a self-involved Conservative Party |
| I’ll be supporting @theresa_may tonight. No question. | I’ll be supporting @theresa_may tonight. No question. |
| I have every confidence in our Prime Minister and I will be supporting her tonight. | I have every confidence in our Prime Minister and I will be supporting her tonight. |
| Backing @theresa_may tonight. I want to deliver on vote in 2016 & leave EU with a deal which works for both jobs & communities. We simply don’t need additional instability & division.We truly need to think of National interest-so then Parliament too must listen & deliver Brexit | Backing @theresa_may tonight. I want to deliver on vote in 2016 & leave EU with a deal which works for both jobs & communities. We simply don’t need additional instability & division.We truly need to think of National interest-so then Parliament too must listen & deliver Brexit |
| I will be supporting the Prime Minister in the vote tonight. She has worked to deliver the best Brexit deal for this country. She deserves our full support. | I will be supporting the Prime Minister in the vote tonight. She has worked to deliver the best Brexit deal for this country. She deserves our full support. |
| A leadership contest is the last thing we need. I’ll be supporting Theresa May this evening. Delivering a negotiated Brexit which avoids no deal was always going to involve compromises. But no one has offered a credible alternative strategy. Time for loyalty! | A leadership contest is the last thing we need. I’ll be supporting Theresa May this evening. Delivering a negotiated Brexit which avoids no deal was always going to involve compromises. But no one has offered a credible alternative strategy. Time for loyalty! |
| The Prime Minister @theresa_may has my full support. I have always said that she is the best person for the country and the Conservative Party. Her deal with the EU is what we need to protect jobs, security and the economy. Tonight I will be backing her 🗳 | The Prime Minister @theresa_may has my full support. I have always said that she is the best person for the country and the Conservative Party. Her deal with the EU is what we need to protect jobs, security and the economy. Tonight I will be backing her 🗳 |
| Welcome to Politics Live after Conservative MPs have triggered a vote of no confidence in Theresa May, plunging the Brexit process into further chaos | Welcome to Politics Live after Conservative MPs have triggered a vote of no confidence in Theresa May, plunging the Brexit process into further chaos |
| Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee, has received at least 48 letters from Conservative MPs calling for a vote of no confidence in May. Under party rules, a contest is triggered if 15% of Conservative MPs write to the chair of the committee of Tory backbenchers. | Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee, has received at least 48 letters from Conservative MPs calling for a vote of no confidence in May. Under party rules, a contest is triggered if 15% of Conservative MPs write to the chair of the committee of Tory backbenchers. |
| A ballot will be held on Wednesday evening, Brady said. | A ballot will be held on Wednesday evening, Brady said. |
| In a press release, he said: “The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative party has been exceeded.” | In a press release, he said: “The threshold of 15% of the parliamentary party seeking a vote of confidence in the leader of the Conservative party has been exceeded.” |
| The prime minister will now need the backing of at least 158 Tory MPs to see off the Brexiters’ challenge, and her position would then be safe for 12 months. However, the prime minister could decide to resign if votes against her were below the threshold to topple her, but significant enough in number. | The prime minister will now need the backing of at least 158 Tory MPs to see off the Brexiters’ challenge, and her position would then be safe for 12 months. However, the prime minister could decide to resign if votes against her were below the threshold to topple her, but significant enough in number. |
| Brexit in chaos as MPs trigger vote of no confidence in May | Brexit in chaos as MPs trigger vote of no confidence in May |