May’s Real Opposition Lies in Tory Ranks as Brexit Splits Emerge
- Conservative conference begins Sunday; first for May as leader
- May to address Brexit on day one, leave room for domestic aims
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Theresa May is discovering the true opposition to her premiership lies within her own Conservative Party.
Less than three months since the vote for Brexit catapulted her into 10 Downing Street, the U.K. prime minister is preparing to helm her first Tory conference as leader. As she heads to Birmingham for Sunday’s start, what should have been a celebration and push to consolidate power risks revealing fresh fault lines over the European Union within her own ranks.