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British PM battles to keep control of Brexit

The government would have to table an emergency business motion before the close of parliament on Monday for a vote to go ahead on Tuesday.battled to keep control of Britain’s exit from the European Union on Monday as some in her party called on her to quit and parliament plotted to wrest the Brexit process away from her government.

As speculation swirled around May’s future, parliament prepared to try to take control of the Brexit process from the government in a series of votes due from 2200 GMT. “Other ministers said no deal is better than no Brexit.” Other reports said her cabinet “war-gamed” an election. May had a call with DUP leader Arlene Foster after the cabinet meeting, but a party spokesman said he did not see the DUP supporting the deal. To hold a vote on Tuesday, the government must present an emergency business motion by the close of business on Monday.

“Time’s up, Theresa,” Rupert Murdoch’s influential The Sun newspaper said in a front page editorial. It said her one chance of getting her Brexit deal approved by parliament was to name a date for her departure. Some lawmakers publicly called for her to go.

 

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