Brexit: May faces endgame as own ministers plot to oust her

The UK prime minister is under pressure from colleagues inside her Cabinet to name a date when she will step down, with some arguing this would help her win support for her Brexit deal, people familiar with the matter said.May is hoping for one more chance to put the divorce agreement she’s negotiated with the European Union to a vote in the House of Commons this week.

This would allow lawmakers to express support for different options ranging from a second referendum to a customs union with the EU and even canceling Brexit, in a series of so-called “indicative votes,” charting a potential solution for May. Over the course of a dramatic weekend in Westminster, rumors about May’s departure reached fever pitch and an estimated one million protesters marched in favor of a second referendum.

The “lengthy talks” covered a range of issues, “including whether there is sufficient support in the Commons to bring back” her deal for a vote this week, according to a government spokesman.The gathering came after several British newspapers said the prime minister was under increasing pressure to stand down over her handling of Brexit, with reports that Cabinet ministers would confront her at Monday’s cabinet meeting.

Speaking on Sky’s “Sophy Ridge on Sunday,” the chancellor reiterated that it was up to lawmakers to come together to find a way forward if they continue to reject May’s deal, and that the government would give them time to do that in coming days.

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