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Theresa May: No decision on exit date until after Brexit vote Theresa May: No decision on exit date until after Brexit vote
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No decision will be taken on when Theresa May leaves Downing Street until after MPs vote on her Brexit plan again early next month.No decision will be taken on when Theresa May leaves Downing Street until after MPs vote on her Brexit plan again early next month.
The announcement follows a meeting between the PM and senior Conservative MPs who are demanding she sets a date for her departure from No 10.The announcement follows a meeting between the PM and senior Conservative MPs who are demanding she sets a date for her departure from No 10.
The 1922 committee of Tory MPs said it would discuss the issue again after the Brexit vote in the first week of June.The 1922 committee of Tory MPs said it would discuss the issue again after the Brexit vote in the first week of June.
It said it hoped to agree a timetable for a leadership contest at that point.It said it hoped to agree a timetable for a leadership contest at that point.
Existing rules mean she cannot be formally challenged until December. Existing rules mean Mrs May cannot be formally challenged until December.
The statement on the agreement reached between the executive of the 1922 committee and the prime minister states they will meet following the first debate and vote on the withdrawal bill.The statement on the agreement reached between the executive of the 1922 committee and the prime minister states they will meet following the first debate and vote on the withdrawal bill.
Chairman Sir Graham Brady said he had had a frank discussion with the prime minister and the agreement they had reached had brought "greater clarity" to her intentions.Chairman Sir Graham Brady said he had had a frank discussion with the prime minister and the agreement they had reached had brought "greater clarity" to her intentions.
Asked if that meant the PM would quit immediately if MPs rejected her Brexit plans once more, he said that scenario "goes beyond" what the two had agreed.
But the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg said senior sources had told her that in those circumstances it would be "inconceivable" for Mrs May to carry on.
Mrs May will attempt to push her plans through the House of Commons again in the week beginning 3 June, when MPs hold a vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill - needed to implement her deal with the EU.Mrs May will attempt to push her plans through the House of Commons again in the week beginning 3 June, when MPs hold a vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill - needed to implement her deal with the EU.
Mrs May had said she will go after the Commons backed the withdrawal agreement she reached with the EU, but her plan has been rejected by MPs three times.Mrs May had said she will go after the Commons backed the withdrawal agreement she reached with the EU, but her plan has been rejected by MPs three times.
When asked whether she would resign if the bill was rejected, Mrs May said it would "ensure that we deliver Brexit for the public". When asked previously whether she would resign if the bill was rejected, Mrs May said it would "ensure that we deliver Brexit for the public".
PM's future hinges on next Brexit vote
Theresa May has formally promised to set a timetable for the election of a new Prime Minister after the next Brexit vote in the first week of June.
If she loses, sources have told the BBC she would resign. One senior source said it would be "inconceivable" for her to carry on after another defeat.
At this stage, it looks unlikely that the government can win the vote, so it's expected that she will resign in early June.
The Tory party would at that point announce a process for choosing its next leader, with MPs selecting two candidates before members around the country choose between them.
Were the government to win in the Commons, the prime minister would aim to take the Brexit legislation through the next stages of the process in Parliament in the hope of completing the first part of Brexit and leaving the EU before the summer.
She has already promised that if she manages to complete the first phase of Brexit she will stand down.
Last month, the 1922 Committee executive narrowly decided against changing the party's leadership rules to allow an early challenge to Mrs May.Last month, the 1922 Committee executive narrowly decided against changing the party's leadership rules to allow an early challenge to Mrs May.
Pressure has grown on Mrs May since the Conservatives' local election drubbing two weeks ago. Much of the anger in the parliamentary party is focusing on Mrs May's talks with Labour, aimed at reaching a cross-party compromise to get her deal through the Commons.Pressure has grown on Mrs May since the Conservatives' local election drubbing two weeks ago. Much of the anger in the parliamentary party is focusing on Mrs May's talks with Labour, aimed at reaching a cross-party compromise to get her deal through the Commons.
Theresa May's very long goodbye
Twice my colleague in Paris asked the prime minister if she would resign if her Brexit plan is rejected by MPs again. Twice she completely swerved the question.
You can't blame her for wanting to avoid it. Theresa May is not exactly fond of revealing much in interviews in any case.
And for her to go anywhere near tangling with her potential exit would have breathed even more fire into the frenzied speculation.
But it is notable that the prime minister didn't even repeat any of her rehearsed lines about her promise to see this phase of Brexit through, and then go.
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Local Tory associations have confirmed they will hold a vote of confidence in her leadership on 15 June, although its result will not be binding.Local Tory associations have confirmed they will hold a vote of confidence in her leadership on 15 June, although its result will not be binding.
Eurosceptic MP Peter Bone produced a letter from Conservative activists in the Commons on Wednesday, saying they had lost confidence in the prime minister and want her to resign before European elections on 23 May.Eurosceptic MP Peter Bone produced a letter from Conservative activists in the Commons on Wednesday, saying they had lost confidence in the prime minister and want her to resign before European elections on 23 May.
They view Mrs May deal with the EU as "worse than staying in the European Union", he said.They view Mrs May deal with the EU as "worse than staying in the European Union", he said.
Mrs May's former chief of staff, Nick Timothy, wrote in his Daily Telegraph column that the prime minister must "accept that the game is up", and quit to avoid a "national humiliation" and save the Conservative Party.Mrs May's former chief of staff, Nick Timothy, wrote in his Daily Telegraph column that the prime minister must "accept that the game is up", and quit to avoid a "national humiliation" and save the Conservative Party.
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, treasurer of the 1922 Committee, said: "What I would like to see is her set out a timetable to trigger a leadership contest."Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, treasurer of the 1922 Committee, said: "What I would like to see is her set out a timetable to trigger a leadership contest."
He said it would be "infinitely preferable if she set a date rather than us force her out".He said it would be "infinitely preferable if she set a date rather than us force her out".
Prominent Brexiteer Mark Francois said a predicted poor performance by the Conservatives in next week's European Parliament elections would increase the pressure on Mrs May to stand down.Prominent Brexiteer Mark Francois said a predicted poor performance by the Conservatives in next week's European Parliament elections would increase the pressure on Mrs May to stand down.
When the results are announced, "my colleagues will finally wake up and smell the coffee if they have not, indeed, done so already," he added.When the results are announced, "my colleagues will finally wake up and smell the coffee if they have not, indeed, done so already," he added.
But International Development Secretary Liam Fox told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the prime minister's pledge to stand down when the Commons supports her Brexit withdrawal deal showed "integrity" as she was "willing to make that personal sacrifice to get the policy through".But International Development Secretary Liam Fox told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the prime minister's pledge to stand down when the Commons supports her Brexit withdrawal deal showed "integrity" as she was "willing to make that personal sacrifice to get the policy through".
He said the public had instructed MPs to deliver Brexit in the 2016 referendum, asking: "Why have they not carried it out?"He said the public had instructed MPs to deliver Brexit in the 2016 referendum, asking: "Why have they not carried it out?"
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay told MPs their concerns had been listened to and that was "reflected in the draft legislation that is being prepared".Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay told MPs their concerns had been listened to and that was "reflected in the draft legislation that is being prepared".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party will not support the Withdrawal Agreement Bill unless it guarantees membership of a customs union with the EU, and protects workers' rights, consumer rights and environmental rights.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said his party will not support the Withdrawal Agreement Bill unless it guarantees membership of a customs union with the EU, and protects workers' rights, consumer rights and environmental rights.
"Our view is there has to be a relationship with Europe that guarantees those things, and if that bill doesn't do it then we won't support it," he said."Our view is there has to be a relationship with Europe that guarantees those things, and if that bill doesn't do it then we won't support it," he said.