Relevant:
- Theresa May's Brexit vote is 'on a knife edge': Here's what experts predict
- Italy Prime Minister Calls for Vote of Confidence after Losing Routine Budget Vote; Italian Bond Yield Surges to 5.82%, No Support Except by ECB
- Cameron Brexit Lies Prompt Conservative Party Rebellion; Calls For No-Confidence Vote (UK)
- British pound strengthens after parliament rejects Brexit plan
- Theresa May to Lay Out Brexit Plans in Brussels
2018-12-12 — npr.org
``"Traditionally, winning a no-confidence vote by a small margin might force a Conservative leader to step down anyway," Langfitt reports, "but the United Kingdom is facing its biggest political crisis in decades, and past traditions seem to no longer apply." To survive as prime minister, May must get the votes of 158 members of Parliament. According to the BBC, 174 lawmakers from her party "have publicly said they will vote for her, with 34 publicly against."''
source article |
permalink |
discuss |
subscribe by:
|
RSS |
email 
Comments: Be the first to add a comment
add a comment | go to forum thread
Note: Comments may take a few minutes to show up on this page. If you go to the forum thread, however, you can see them immediately.