Theresa May faces possible plot amid Brexit impasse

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Sources say senior ministers want rid of prime minister as parliament prepares to grab control of the EU exit process from the government

London — The UK’s exit from the EU was in disarray on Sunday as Prime Minister Theresa May faced a possible plot by ministers to topple her and parliament prepared to grab control of Brexit from the government.

As hundreds of thousands of people marched across central London on Saturday to demand another Brexit referendum, May was the subject of what The Sunday Times said was a “coup” by senior ministers seeking to oust her. “Changing prime minister wouldn’t help us,” Hammond said. “To be talking about changing the players on the board, frankly, is self-indulgent at this time.”

Brexit had been due to happen on March 29 before May secured a delay in talks with the EU on Thursday. Now a May 22 departure date will apply if parliament rallies behind the British prime minister and she is able to pass her deal. If she fails to do so, Britain will have until April 12 to offer a new plan or decide to leave the EU without a treaty.

“I don’t think that I have any wish to take over from the PM, I think [she] is doing a fantastic job,” Lidington told reporters.

 

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