It is the first time that Conservative party members have forced an emergency meeting to debate a leader's future in nearly two centuries.
The emergency meeting is the first of its sort in 185 years.Conservative MPs and members are furious with May's decision to delay Brexit twice and seek a cross-party deal with the Labour Party and opposition MPs.LONDON — Theresa May faces a historic grassroots vote on her leadership in June as angry Conservative party members lose patience with her handling of Brexit.
However, it would be difficult for the prime minister to stay in post if a majority of grassroots members vote to oust her. The Conservative party's overwhelmingly pro-Brexit membership is increasingly furious with May after she moved to delay the United Kingdom's exit twice and seek a cross-party deal with the Labour Party.
Conservative party headquarters has told activists to avoid mentioning Brexit and especially the European elections when campaigning for Thursday's local elections as the subject is so toxic for the party,A Conservative party activist who spent the end of last month campaigning in England said told Business Insider:"We are going to get decimated...
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