‘Ousting me won't make Brexit easier'
British Prime Minister Theresa May told the plotters planning to overthrow her that getting rid of her as PM would not make delivering Brexit any easier.
May, who has been facing calls for a no-confidence vote from some of her MPs since her draft plan for leaving the EU was published on Wednesday, said ousting her would "create uncertainty".
She said the threshold of 48 letters - to trigger a no-confidence vote - had not been reached "as far as I know".
Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn yesterday said that a second Brexit referendum was an option for the future rather than today.
Labour has said it will not support May's Brexit agreement in an upcoming vote in parliament, and some in the party have backed calls for a referendum on the deal.
May is fighting to salvage her proposed Brexit agreement -- and her job -- after a tumultuous week in which four ministers resigned, MPs slammed the proposal and members of her own party tried to oust her.
But she insisted there was no better option on the table and any alternative plans would still not conjure up a solution to keeping open the border with the Irish Republic.
"The job of prime minister is to make tough decisions which are not always black or white. I have to find a way through, what best suits everybody's needs."
May could yet face a vote of no confidence from her own MPs. At least 48 Conservative MPs are required to submit letters of no confidence in the party leader to trigger a vote, and 23 have publicly confirmed they had done so.
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