Pressure on Theresa May ratchets up on EU election day
May's last gambit, offering the prospect of a possible second referendum and closer trading arrangements with the EU, triggered a revolt by some Brexit-supporting ministers
London — Prime Minister Theresa May is under intense pressure to name a date for her departure after her final Brexit gambit failed, overshadowing a European election that will show a UK still riven by divisions over its EU divorce. The labyrinthine Brexit has stunned allies and foes alike, and with deadlock in London, the world's fifth-largest economy faces an array of options including an orderly exit with a deal, a no-deal exit, an election or a second referendum. May, who won the top job in the turmoil which followed the 2016 Brexit referendum, repeatedly failed to get parliament's approval for a divorce deal she pitched as a way to heal the Brexit divisions of the country. But her last gambit, offering the prospect of a possible second referendum and closer trading arrangements with the EU, triggered a revolt by some Brexit-supporting ministers including the resignation of Andrea Leadsom on Wednesday. The BBC said more ministers could resign. "I no longer believe that our appro...
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