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May agrees to set her exit date after Brexit bill vote
Source: The Guardian
May agrees to set her exit date after Brexit bill vote
1922 Committee agrees to let PM wait until after vote on withdrawal agreement bill in early June
Rowena Mason , Jessica Elgot and Rajeev Syal
Thu 16 May 2019 15.14 BST Last modified on Thu 16 May 2019 20.05 BST
Theresa May has agreed to set a timetable for her departure as prime minister in the first week of June, leading MPs to believe she will trigger a leadership contest before the summer.
Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee of backbenchers, said she would agree a timetable for the election of a new leader after her Brexit legislation returned to parliament for a final attempt in the week of 3 June.
Another member of the 1922 Committee told the Guardian that May understood she would have to name a quick date for her departure if the withdrawal bill is voted down, with a leadership contest before the summer.
The MP said some Brexit supporters on the committee were disappointed that the prime minister was not forced to announce her departure immediately but this represented a “fair compromise”.
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1922 Committee agrees to let PM wait until after vote on withdrawal agreement bill in early June
Rowena Mason , Jessica Elgot and Rajeev Syal
Thu 16 May 2019 15.14 BST Last modified on Thu 16 May 2019 20.05 BST
Theresa May has agreed to set a timetable for her departure as prime minister in the first week of June, leading MPs to believe she will trigger a leadership contest before the summer.
Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee of backbenchers, said she would agree a timetable for the election of a new leader after her Brexit legislation returned to parliament for a final attempt in the week of 3 June.
Another member of the 1922 Committee told the Guardian that May understood she would have to name a quick date for her departure if the withdrawal bill is voted down, with a leadership contest before the summer.
The MP said some Brexit supporters on the committee were disappointed that the prime minister was not forced to announce her departure immediately but this represented a “fair compromise”.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/16/may-averts-tory-mutiny-by-agreeing-to-set-her-exit-date-after-brexit-bill-vote