Conservative Party rebels fall short for now in May challenge
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(20 Nov 2018) A leader of a Conservative campaign to unseat Prime Minister Theresa May has acknowledged that the rebels don't yet have the numbers for a leadership challenge. Jacob Rees-Mogg is one of a group of pro-Brexit lawmakers who have written letters calling for a no-confidence vote in the prime minister. They say the divorce deal she has agreed with the European Union will leave Britain tied to the bloc's rules without any say in making them. The group said they were confident of getting the 48 letters - from 15 percent of Conservative lawmakers - needed to spark a leadership challenge. Rees-Mogg said Tuesday that it remained to be seen whether the threshold would be reached. He said that "patience is a virtue. ...We shall see whether letters come in due time." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/347d4f209b7dec38d7b6b65c8e565045
