– Sir Graham Brady suggested she could introduce the Withdrawal Agreement Bill – in the ‚near future‘
– But some Tories believe the decision will see her caught in a trap if it fails to pass
– Tories fear a hammering at European elections at hands of the new Brexit Party
– Some officials believe they will get less than 10 per cent of the vote on May 23
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George Osborne: Former chancellor urges cabinet to move against Theresa May
George Osborne tells Sky News he thinks the time has come for a new leader and new mandate in the Conservative Party.George Osborne tells Sky News he thinks the time has come for a new leader and new mandate in the Conservative Party.
Graham Brady sums up the Conservative Party at this point in time, hopeless and weak no strength of character and Doomed to Failure.
(24.04.2019)
Sir Graham Brady: ‚No public clarity‘ on Theresa May‘s departure date
Sir Graham Brady has told the BBC‘s Laura Kuenssberg that there is not yet „public clarity“ on when the prime minister will leave office.
Theresa May becomes first Tory leader in 185 years to face emergency grassroots vote demanding her resignation
It is the first time in the Conservative Party’s 185 year history that rank and file activists have forced an Emergency General Meeting to discuss the party’s leadership.
May safe to December: PM cannot be ousted by her own MPs until the end of the year at the earliest as 1922 Committee of backbenchers REJECTS changing rules to get rid of her this summer
Mr Brady met privately with the PM before the committee talks, which began yesterday.
The 1922 executive are meeting in a ‘secret location’ and that the meeting, which started at 7pm, could be going on for a bit longer yet. Also told that tenor of conversation pointing to no definitive conclusion tonight. Unsurprising given the exec split.
Senior Conservatives to vote on ousting Theresa May
Some 1922 Committee members want to change rules to allow second no-confidence vote
The Independent Group will back Theresa May in any vote of confidence, says Heidi Allen
The new Independent Group of MPs has agreed to back Theresa May in any vote of no confidence, one of its most prominent members has said.
In an exclusive interview with The Independent, former Conservative MP Heidi Allen said the group – which also consists of eight Labour MPs – had decided not to do anything that would facilitate a general election.
Tory MPs Supporting Brexit Party, 1922 Rule Change Rumoured
Sources within the 1922 Committee suggest that there is a fair chance the executive will endorse a rule change tonight allowing a fresh challenge if a third of the parliamentary party indicates they will support it – effectively raising the threshold in terms of numbers of MPs required and removing the one challenge-a-year rule. Alternatively the 12 month challenge delay period could be reduced to six months – meaning the next leadership challenge would be on from June 3rd.
„The National Conservative Convention, the body that represents Tory volunteers, now has a duty under the party‘s constitution to call an EGM to allow a no-confidence vote in the PM to be held.“ The 800 highest-ranking party officers are eligible to vote.
The National Conservative Convention, which represents Tory volunteers, now has a duty under the party‘s constitution to call an „extraordinary general meeting“ to allow a no confidence vote in Mrs May to be held.
Exclusive: Tories just weeks from ‚no confidence‘ vote in May after local party chairmen back unprecedented poll
A vote on Theresa May‘s future among the party‘s grassroots supporters which could hasten her departure from office is just weeks away after enough local party chairmen signed a petition supporting it.