https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48235917
Prime Minister Theresa May could set a date for her resignation in the coming days, the chairman of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee has said.
The PM said she will step down when her Brexit deal is ratified by Parliament - but some MPs want a fixed date.
Sir Graham Brady said he expects a "clear understanding" of that timetable once she has met the committee, which she will do on Wednesday.
Sir Graham also refused to rule out running himself to replace Mrs May.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The Week in Westminster, he said the 1922 Committee had asked her to give "clarity" about her plans for the future, and she had "offered to come and meet with the executive".
He continued: "It would be strange for that not to result in a clear understanding of when she will leave] at the end of the meeting."
The 1922 Committee is an elected body of Tory MPs that represents backbenchers and oversees the party's leadership contests.
Oh boy, this took that long after the last time they did this (since December). Along with that cursed Brexit Party is surging in the nationwide polls for some retarded reason.
I watched Question Time earlier (our weekly political Q&A session with politicians on the BBC), and it's honestly one of the most divided audiences I have ever seen. The Brexit Party are in a good position because they don't have to really argue for anything. All they have to say is that the current political establishment is fucked and that they want Brexit. A lot of people don't seem to realise how complicated negotiations are and still have this mentality of the UK as a superpower.
I'm not sure what you mean in terms of the 'since December' thing, but maybe you're referencing how she said she'd resign after a deal is ratified? I do believe that she was sincere in her plan to resign as soon as a deal was agreed, but her position has become totally untenable since the recent local elections and due to how there's no concrete policy for how to proceed with Brexit. Brexit has consumed almost all media coverage in terms of politics for such a long time that it's hard to really say what the Tories stand for anymore. They've got the new Change UK party who fragmented too and an extremely divided set of MPs who still call themselves Conservatives.
Theresa May was in a pretty impossible situation from the beginning, but I don't think even she realised how difficult it would be. There's nobody in the party who has a good base of support from Tory MPs for the leadership from either the Leave or Remain side of the party. Negotiations with Labour are already stalled and are only going to get more confused and chaotic if a new PM steps in, especially if it's somebody like Boris Johnson, Michael Gove or Jacob Rees-Mogg, all high-profile, hardcore Brexiteers.
A recent poll by a Conservative group found that 80% of registered Conservatives want Theresa May to resign. She's probably going to be remembered as the worst PM in recent history.
I think he's referring to the internal party vote of no confidence against May that failed and gave her a year of immunity from another party no-confidence vote.
Yea, very highly likely that one.
Whatever the date is it'll be so many years too late.
Does this mean your poor Brits can be done with this stupid brexit shit no one wants?
Wish it was that easy sadly, When May goes, a hard brexiter will most likely take her place.
Unfortunately May is basically the cork in a champagne bottle filled with carbonated piss. Whoever replaces her is guaranteed to be worse and she's already fucking awful.
That's very vivid imagery.
Ehhhh... Guys, look at this poll!
https://twitter.com/britainelects/status/1127250315257044993?s=21
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