How the Conservative Party Could Fire Theresa May
- Power resides with 1922 Committee of so-called backbenchers
- Rebels need 48 signatures to trigger a confidence vote in May
Theresa May on Oct. 24.
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Prime Minister Theresa May was described as a “dead woman walking” after losing her party’s majority in the June 2017 election. She’s still on her feet 16 months later but her position is far from secure.
As she tries to wrestle a Brexit deal out of the European Union, May is engaged in a daily battle with her divided party and faces persistent rumors that a formal leadership challenge is about to be launched.