May offers Conservative lawmakers her resignation if her Brexit deal gets approved
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All the talk in London has shifted from parliament taking control of the Brexit process to the British Prime Minister Theresa May's exit.
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Another bombshell in an increasingly chaotic situation...
Yes, as the date for the Brexit process nears, Theresa May was forced to offer Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday that she would step down if Parliament approved her twice-rejected EU withdrawal deal.
She told them she will make way for another Conservative leader so lawmakers could complete their "historic duty" and "deliver on the decision of the British people and leave the European Union with a smooth and orderly exit."
May did not mention the date she would step down, but if she can get the deal approved before March 29th, then they will enter the implementation period as outlined in the Withdrawal Agreement on May 22nd which means that she would resign before then.
Her gambit came as her advisers urged her resignation as the only way to get enough votes to pass the deal as many Conservatives have been frustrated with her leadership and say a new leader is needed to lead the next phase of talks with Brussels.
But May's deal is still uncertain as she will need to change the minds of 75 MPs.
Parliament took control of the Brexit process and they are voting on eight non-binding votes on alternative Brexit options, the results of which are being announced as we speak.
For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Hong Yoo..
Another bombshell in an increasingly chaotic situation...
Yes, as the date for the Brexit process nears, Theresa May was forced to offer Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday that she would step down if Parliament approved her twice-rejected EU withdrawal deal.
She told them she will make way for another Conservative leader so lawmakers could complete their "historic duty" and "deliver on the decision of the British people and leave the European Union with a smooth and orderly exit."
May did not mention the date she would step down, but if she can get the deal approved before March 29th, then they will enter the implementation period as outlined in the Withdrawal Agreement on May 22nd which means that she would resign before then.
Her gambit came as her advisers urged her resignation as the only way to get enough votes to pass the deal as many Conservatives have been frustrated with her leadership and say a new leader is needed to lead the next phase of talks with Brussels.
But May's deal is still uncertain as she will need to change the minds of 75 MPs.
Parliament took control of the Brexit process and they are voting on eight non-binding votes on alternative Brexit options, the results of which are being announced as we speak.