Can Theresa May be forced to quit as prime minister?
May has promised she will resign to let someone else negotiate Britain's future relationship with the EU, but she wants to be the one to deliver Brexit
London — UK Prime Minister Theresa May faces increased pressure to quit after failing to lead the country out of the EU on schedule, with members of her own Conservative Party calling for a more pro-Brexit replacement. May has promised she will resign to let someone else negotiate Britain's future relationship with the EU, but she wants to be the one to deliver Brexit. So, can her party force her to go sooner than she wants to? Formal leadership challenge Conservative MPs cannot use the party's formal process to challenge May until December because they tried and failed to oust her in December 2018. The rules of the process state that May is immune to further challenge for 12 months from the date of any failed leadership challenge. Vote of confidence Parliament can vote on whether it has confidence in May's government. If a majority of MPs decide they do not, she could forced to step aside. After losing a vote of confidence there are 14 days in which she could try to retain power by...
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