{"id":377114,"date":"2018-09-13T06:53:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T05:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/uk-pm-may-face-coup-within-days-reports\/"},"modified":"2018-09-13T06:53:42","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T05:53:42","slug":"uk-pm-may-face-coup-within-days-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/uk-pm-may-face-coup-within-days-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"UK PM May Face Coup Within Days \u2013 Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/201809121067962707-brexit-theresa-may-possible-ouster\/\"><strong>Sputnik<\/strong><\/a><br \/>September 12, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>The scenario comes as former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made it clear that he would not support the ouster of the UK Prime Minister, but added that her soft Brexit blueprint is \u201csubstantially worse\u201d than staying in the EU.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About 50 Brexiteer MPs have discussed ways of\u00a0getting rid of\u00a0British Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/201809071067842434-barnier-may-brexit-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theresa May<\/a> during\u00a0a private gathering of\u00a0the European Research Group, in\u00a0a sign that she is facing a \u201cpotential leadership challenge within\u00a0days,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/europe\/201809031067698865-borish-johnson-chequers-plan-article\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Conservative MPs reportedly plotted to\u00a0initiate a no-confidence vote in\u00a0Mrs. May over\u00a0her blueprint on\u00a0Brexit, the so-called Chequers plan, which they warned should be killed off\u00a0as soon as\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"marker-quote1\">\u201cIf she won\u2019t chuck Chequers then I\u2019m afraid the [Conservative] Party will chuck her,\u201d one of\u00a0the MPs was quoted by\u00a0The Telegraph as\u00a0saying.<\/p>\n<p>To trigger a vote on\u00a0May\u2019s leadership, Tory MPs need to\u00a0submit at\u00a0least 48 letters of\u00a0no confidence to\u00a0the backbench 1922 Committee chairman Graham Brady \u2013 a process which is reportedly already under\u00a0way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"marker-quote1\">The development comes after\u00a0former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson told a rally hosted by\u00a0the Tory grassroots group Conservative Home that London\u2019s Brexit talks with\u00a0the EU were \u201cverging on\u00a0the humiliating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson also made it plain that even though he is not going to\u00a0take part in\u00a0ousting May, her soft Brexit blueprint is \u201csubstantially worse\u201d than\u00a0staying in\u00a0the EU.<!-- [donotprint] --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ppani\">\n<li>A d v e r t i s e m e n t<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><!-- [\/donotprint] --><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, one of\u00a0Johnson\u2019s close allies was cited by\u00a0The Guardian as\u00a0saying that the former Foreign Secretary is interested in\u00a0replacing the UK government\u2019s policy rather than\u00a0the Prime Minister.Another Johnson ally suggested that he \u201cwill continue to\u00a0throw rocks at\u00a0Chequers because he thinks she [May] should be changing direction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Approved by\u00a0May in\u00a0July, the Chequers&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/im-afraid-the-party-will-chuck-her-uk-pm-may-face-coup-within-days-reports.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SputnikSeptember 12, 2018 The scenario comes as former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson made it clear that he would not support the ouster of the UK Prime Minister, but added that her soft Brexit blueprint is \u201csubstantially worse\u201d than staying in the EU. 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