This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48366977
The article has changed 11 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 5 | Version 6 |
|---|---|
| Brexit: Calls grow for Theresa May to resign in bill backlash | Brexit: Calls grow for Theresa May to resign in bill backlash |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| The prime minister is facing growing calls to resign amid a backlash against her Brexit plan from Conservative MPs. | The prime minister is facing growing calls to resign amid a backlash against her Brexit plan from Conservative MPs. |
| Several cabinet ministers have told the BBC that she cannot stay, with one saying it is "the end of the line". | Several cabinet ministers have told the BBC that she cannot stay, with one saying it is "the end of the line". |
| Others, though, insist Theresa May should push on with her plan to put her Withdrawal Agreement Bill to a vote. | Others, though, insist Theresa May should push on with her plan to put her Withdrawal Agreement Bill to a vote. |
| Mrs May's own MPs have been unhappy with the concessions she has set out in the bill, but she has called for "compromise on all sides". | Mrs May's own MPs have been unhappy with the concessions she has set out in the bill, but she has called for "compromise on all sides". |
| The BBC's political editor says Home Secretary Sajid Javid has asked to see the PM to push her to remove the second referendum vote requirement contained in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. | The BBC's political editor says Home Secretary Sajid Javid has asked to see the PM to push her to remove the second referendum vote requirement contained in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. |
| Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has also requested a private meeting with the PM. | Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has also requested a private meeting with the PM. |
| Both men are seen as possible contenders to be the next Conservative leader. | Both men are seen as possible contenders to be the next Conservative leader. |
| Laura Kuenssberg also said the so-called "Pizza Club" of Brexiteer cabinet members met while Mrs May was answering questions in the House earlier - a move she described as "a bad omen for the PM". | Laura Kuenssberg also said the so-called "Pizza Club" of Brexiteer cabinet members met while Mrs May was answering questions in the House earlier - a move she described as "a bad omen for the PM". |
| Leadership rules | Leadership rules |
| Mrs May has been met with criticism from all sides since setting out what she called a "new Brexit deal" on Tuesday evening - it was, she insisted, Parliament's "last chance" to get Brexit done. | Mrs May has been met with criticism from all sides since setting out what she called a "new Brexit deal" on Tuesday evening - it was, she insisted, Parliament's "last chance" to get Brexit done. |
| Arguing again for her plan on Wednesday, Mrs May told MPs the bill - which includes the promise of a vote on a further referendum and different customs options - would be published on Friday. | Arguing again for her plan on Wednesday, Mrs May told MPs the bill - which includes the promise of a vote on a further referendum and different customs options - would be published on Friday. |
| The PM has pledged to set a timetable for a new leader to take over after MPs vote on the plan, but the clamour is growing for a departure sooner than that. | |
| Calls for Mrs May's resignation are also coming from some Conservatives who have, until now, stayed loyal. | |
| Writing in the Financial Times, Tom Tugendhat said: "Leadership matters; it has been absent for too long," he said. "This can only change with a new prime minister." | Writing in the Financial Times, Tom Tugendhat said: "Leadership matters; it has been absent for too long," he said. "This can only change with a new prime minister." |
| Former cabinet minister Stephen Crabb has said Mrs May should go as soon as possible, and there needs to be a new PM "within weeks". | Former cabinet minister Stephen Crabb has said Mrs May should go as soon as possible, and there needs to be a new PM "within weeks". |
| BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said one government minister had told him that the PM "has to go now", while a former minister has said the nation should be spared the "self-indulgence" of a Tory leadership contest. | BBC political correspondent Iain Watson said one government minister had told him that the PM "has to go now", while a former minister has said the nation should be spared the "self-indulgence" of a Tory leadership contest. |
| He added that MPs will consider the bill at its second reading on a "pencilled in" date of Friday 7 June. | He added that MPs will consider the bill at its second reading on a "pencilled in" date of Friday 7 June. |
| 'Not a compromise' | 'Not a compromise' |
| Labour has also criticised Mrs May's new Brexit plan, with its leader Jeremy Corbyn saying her "bold new deal" was a "repackaged version" of her withdrawal agreement that has been voted down in the Commons three times. | Labour has also criticised Mrs May's new Brexit plan, with its leader Jeremy Corbyn saying her "bold new deal" was a "repackaged version" of her withdrawal agreement that has been voted down in the Commons three times. |
| He added: "No Labour MP can vote for a deal with the promise of a prime minister who only has days left in her job." | He added: "No Labour MP can vote for a deal with the promise of a prime minister who only has days left in her job." |
| Mr Corbyn said the issue of Brexit had been "dividing our society and poisoning our democracy", but claimed Mrs May's deal "does not represent a genuine compromise". | Mr Corbyn said the issue of Brexit had been "dividing our society and poisoning our democracy", but claimed Mrs May's deal "does not represent a genuine compromise". |
| Addressing her critics in her speech, Mrs May said: "In time, another prime minister will be standing at this despatch box, but while I am here, I have a duty to be clear with the House about the facts. | Addressing her critics in her speech, Mrs May said: "In time, another prime minister will be standing at this despatch box, but while I am here, I have a duty to be clear with the House about the facts. |
| "If we are going to deliver Brexit in this Parliament, we have to pass a Withdrawal Agreement Bill, and we will not do so without holding votes on the issues that have divided us the most," she said. | "If we are going to deliver Brexit in this Parliament, we have to pass a Withdrawal Agreement Bill, and we will not do so without holding votes on the issues that have divided us the most," she said. |
| "In the end, our job in the House is to take decisions, not duck them." | "In the end, our job in the House is to take decisions, not duck them." |
| Stand firm and push on | Stand firm and push on |
| Conservatives I spoke to commented on Theresa May's position with a mixture of sympathy and derision. | Conservatives I spoke to commented on Theresa May's position with a mixture of sympathy and derision. |
| One long-standing Brexiteer described PMQs as her leaving party. Another Leaver simply muttered tersely that it was "grim", while a Remainer, who had been prepared to back her deal, mulled "why is she putting herself through any more of this?" | One long-standing Brexiteer described PMQs as her leaving party. Another Leaver simply muttered tersely that it was "grim", while a Remainer, who had been prepared to back her deal, mulled "why is she putting herself through any more of this?" |
| Inside Downing Street, there is a recognition that there will be an attempt to oust Mrs May before her Brexit deal gets as far as a vote. | Inside Downing Street, there is a recognition that there will be an attempt to oust Mrs May before her Brexit deal gets as far as a vote. |
| The intention is to stand firm and push on. | The intention is to stand firm and push on. |
| But there is an understanding of how difficult it will be. | But there is an understanding of how difficult it will be. |
| Read more from Iain Watson here | Read more from Iain Watson here |
| A meeting of the 1922 Committee - made up of Conservative backbench MPs - has broken up without agreeing a Tory leadership rule change. | A meeting of the 1922 Committee - made up of Conservative backbench MPs - has broken up without agreeing a Tory leadership rule change. |
| Its executive is meeting the Tory chief whip, Julian Smith, and the group will meet again at 18:00 BST. | Its executive is meeting the Tory chief whip, Julian Smith, and the group will meet again at 18:00 BST. |
| The current rules dictate that the group can hold a vote of confidence in their party leader if the chairman of the committee, Sir Graham Brady, receives letters calling for it from 15% of the parliamentary party - currently 47 MPs. | The current rules dictate that the group can hold a vote of confidence in their party leader if the chairman of the committee, Sir Graham Brady, receives letters calling for it from 15% of the parliamentary party - currently 47 MPs. |
| However, as the PM survived such a vote in December, the rules say she cannot face another one for 12 months. | However, as the PM survived such a vote in December, the rules say she cannot face another one for 12 months. |
| One of the 1922's executive secretaries, Nigel Evans, wants this overturned and has said he will propose a change to the group's rules to allow for a no confidence vote to take place against Mrs May immediately. | One of the 1922's executive secretaries, Nigel Evans, wants this overturned and has said he will propose a change to the group's rules to allow for a no confidence vote to take place against Mrs May immediately. |
| An earlier attempt to do this failed - but Tory MP Tim Loughton tweeted a picture of a letter to Sir Graham, adding: "Enough said." | An earlier attempt to do this failed - but Tory MP Tim Loughton tweeted a picture of a letter to Sir Graham, adding: "Enough said." |
| The SNP's leader in Westminster Ian Blackford - who supports a further referendum to remain in the EU - said it was time for the prime minister to go, having "lost the trust of the public". | The SNP's leader in Westminster Ian Blackford - who supports a further referendum to remain in the EU - said it was time for the prime minister to go, having "lost the trust of the public". |
| "This deal is dead," he added. | "This deal is dead," he added. |
| The DUP, which props up Mrs May's government, has also refused the vote for the bill. | The DUP, which props up Mrs May's government, has also refused the vote for the bill. |
| Labour's Liz Kendall backed the call for a public vote, telling Mrs May she will not get enough support for her bill from opposition members without including a confirmatory ballot as part of the deal - rather than just offering a vote on whether to have one. | Labour's Liz Kendall backed the call for a public vote, telling Mrs May she will not get enough support for her bill from opposition members without including a confirmatory ballot as part of the deal - rather than just offering a vote on whether to have one. |
| But Conservative MP Vicky Ford said: "We cannot continue to leave our country in this uncertainty. It has to stop. The whole House has to stop saying no to everything on the table just because it is not our favourite dish. | But Conservative MP Vicky Ford said: "We cannot continue to leave our country in this uncertainty. It has to stop. The whole House has to stop saying no to everything on the table just because it is not our favourite dish. |
| "If we vote for this bill we can move on and the discussion on the next stage can start." | "If we vote for this bill we can move on and the discussion on the next stage can start." |
| What is in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill? | What is in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill? |
| Mrs May is bringing the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - legislation required to bring her agreement into UK law - to Parliament in early June. | Mrs May is bringing the Withdrawal Agreement Bill - legislation required to bring her agreement into UK law - to Parliament in early June. |
| In an attempt to win over MPs across the House, she announced the following concessions: | In an attempt to win over MPs across the House, she announced the following concessions: |