Theresa May ‘on the brink’ as 40 Tories say she must go

Prime Minister is being ‘held hostage’ by cabinet heavyweights and EU negotiators

Theresa May is being 'held hostage' by Boris Johnson and Michael Gove
The PM is being 'held hostage' by Boris Johnson and Michael Gove
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Forty Conservative MPs have reportedly agreed to sign a letter of no confidence in Theresa May if she fails to begin post-Brexit trade talks with the EU before the new year.

The report provoked claims that the Prime Minister is being held “held hostage” by prominent pro-Brexit members of her cabinet, as well as by EU negotiators who have set a two-week deadline to agree the Brexit divorce bill.

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