May's Cabinet in Open Revolt, Plotting Overthrow, Times Says
- Will threaten mass resignation Monday if she doesn’t step down
- Report follows mass anti-Brexit demonstration in London
Theresa May
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Theresa May’s cabinet is in open revolt against the prime minister and wants an interim leader to complete the Brexit process.
According to the Sunday Times, at least six senior ministers want her deputy, David Lidington, to take the job until there’s a formal leadership election. They’ll confront her at a cabinet meeting Monday, and threaten a mass resignation if she doesn’t step down, the report said. Michael Gove, a leading Brexiteer in the 2016 referendum, and Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt also have some support.