UK PM May to fight no-confidence vote
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(12 Dec 2018) British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday vowed to fight a no-confidence vote "with everything I've got", appealing to party colleagues to support her leadership. May said a change of national leader would result in Britain's departure from the European Union being delayed or stopped, as she vowed to fight to stay in power. The announcement of the challenge to May's leadership throws Britain's already rocky path out of the European Union, which it is due to leave in March, into further chaos. Many Tory lawmakers have been growing angry with May over her handling of Brexit, and the challenge comes days after she postponed a vote to approve a divorce deal with the EU to avoid all but certain defeat. If she loses Wednesday's vote, May must step down and there will be a contest to choose a new leader. She will remain leader, and prime minister, until the successor is picked. If she wins, she can't be challenged again for a year. 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/53dcd993411223b09533a76c37cacdcf
