Theresa May Has To Face Vote Of No Confidence

• 12.12.2018, 14:31
•  Europe,  World

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is to face vote of no confidence within her ruling Conservative Party later on Wednesday which could see her removed from power, Euronews reports.

She warned that the challenge to her leadership would endanger the country's exit from the European Union.

A "new leader would have to renegotiate" the Withdrawal Agreement and "one of their first acts would be delaying or even rescinding Article 50" which would result in "delaying or even stopping Brexit," May said.

The challenge to the Prime Minister was triggered after at least 48 MPs wrote letters to the 1922 Committee calling for a leadership ballot. To survive the vote, May needs to get over half of the registered votes cast by the party's 315 MPs. If she wins, no new leadership challenge can be called for a year.