British Prime Minister Theresa May could announce her resignation in the next few days, according to U.K. media reports, as she faces increasing pressure from members of her own party to step down.
British Prime Minister Theresa May could announce her resignation in the next few days, according to U.K. media reports.May survived a no-confidence vote in December but could face another vote.
The Times newspaper reported on Thursday morning that May will announce that she will quit her post as early as Friday. The paper did not cite a source and Downing Street would not comment on the reports when contacted by CNBC. Pressure appears to have been mounting on the prime minister to announce her departure in the last 48 hoursLawmakers have already rejected May's Brexit deal three times so the prospect of another vote on the withdrawal agreement, that many opposition and Tory lawmakers have already rejected and said had not changed much, was met with disbelief in many quarters.
The Telegraph newspaper reported Thursday that May "is under siege" in Downing Street and had refused to meet key ministers Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid.May said she had made a number of changes to the Brexit plan
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