British Prime Minister Theresa May is in a fight to save her government as two of her ministers resign over what they see as her soft stance over Brexit.
Following the resignation on Sunday night of former Brexit Secretary David Davis, Boris Johnson was the second minister to leave May’s cabinet within 24 hours of the first resignation.
Just last week, May appeared to have won her full cabinet’s agreement on keeping Britain’s economy closely anchored to the European Union. But the resignations reopened speculation about a challenge to her leadership.
May’s official spokesman on Monday rejected such challenges and said she would fight any vote on a confidence motion in her leadership.
Johnson resignation
In his resignation letter to May the former foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, told the prime minister the country is “headed for the status of colony” under the approach the British cabinet has adopted by the May government…