Brexit up in the air as May pushes divorce deal for third time

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British Prime Minister Theresa May held crisis talks to try and breathe life into her twice-defeated European divorce deal.

May called rebel lawmakers including Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees Mogg and Steve Baker to her Chequers residence on Sunday, Downing Street said, along with ministers David Lidington and Michael Gove. The two ministers denied reports they were being lined up as a possible caretaker prime minister.

"The meeting discussed a range of issues, including whether there is sufficient support in the Commons to bring back a meaningful vote this week," a spokesman said.to leave office if she wants to get her deal ratified, Buzzfeed reporter Alex Wickham said on Twitter.With May humiliated and weakened, ministers publicly downplayed any immediate threat to her leadership, insisting she is still in control and the best option is for parliament to ratify her Brexit deal.

The 2016 referendum revealed a country divided over much more than EU membership, and has sparked soul-searching over everything from immigration to what it means to be British.to demand another referendum on Saturday and 5.2 million have signed a petition calling for a revocation of Article 50. Brexit supporters are also mobilising for what they fear will be a betrayal of the referendum.

Illustrating the high stakes, the Sunday Times reported that senior ministers were plotting a"coup" against May. The newspaper said 11 unidentified ministers agreed May should stand down, warning she has become a toxic and erratic figure whose judgement has"gone haywire".

 

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