By Ben Kerrigan-
Theresa May has been called a failure by some Conservative Mps, who are determined to dethrone her as the party steps into deeper lines of division.
It comes following her decision to enter into talks with Jeremy Corbyn in an attempt to solve the partyy disunity on how to proceed with Brexit. Leading Brexiter MPs say a vast majority of the party have lost confidence in My’s leadership, but not one Mp so far has been able to come up with a plan that can win majority support in parliament as to the way forward in this time of political crisis.
Ms May is the party’s scapegoat because she has no answers to the disaster plaguing her party , and has decided to seek ideas from the opposing party leader, who can also be considered to be an enemy of the Tory party. The Labour party is itself still licking the wounds of its party’s sores after a number of its former Mps broke away to form an independent party.
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One of the serious issues angry Mps have with the prime minister’s decision to discuss with Corbyn is their view that May is looking to her political rival for answers- a man who has been under pressure by members of his party to support a second referendum. Ms May has made clear her opposition to another referendum but must be growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of support from her Mps over how to leave the EU, and criticism from the press alleging incompetence on her part.
Mps have voted to scrap no deal from the table of options available to parliament, leaving the puzzle for a solution still unsolved. Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 Committee, has rejected calls from back benchers for an indicative vote on May’s future, because the prime minister saw off a no-confidence vote in December last year and cannot be challenged again within 12 months.
However, backbench MPs are submitting a fresh batch of no-confidence letters to him in the hope the number will become so great that he has to act. The level of internal dispute over Brexit has reached high levels, with many Mps very unhappy with Theresa May’s actions and decisions to consult the opposition leader. Announced plans for Britain to participate in the European elections have further angered Brexitier Mps, who consider My to be taking the party in the wrong direction.
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After meeting the prime minister on Monday, Brady said there was “no intention of proceeding” with any informal vote of confidence. The 1922 Committee debated the issue for almost an hour last week and was split over whether it should go ahead. Some Conservative MPs were under the impression Brady had ruled it out only “for now” and would be forced to give in to pressure to hold a vote if he received a deluge of letters.
One MP said Brady had told them he would pass on the concerns of colleagues to May herself and, of the letters, “she won’t know the names but she will know the number” who were unhappy with her. Another Conservative MP said that if Brady would not allow an indicative vote then “we will find a way around him”.
Vice-chair of the hardline European Research Group, Mark Francois, has reportedly called for an indicative ballot to take place this week as he said May had lost the confidence of her MPs.
In a letter to Brady, Francois said:
“If my colleagues were to demonstrate prior to Wednesday evening, in an indicative ballot say at 3pm, prior to the meeting of the 1922 Committee, that they have lost confidence in the prime minister, I believe that under those circumstances it is extremely unlikely that the European council would grant an extension and we would, therefore, leave the European Union on Friday night, as so many Tory MPs so obviously want. Our future is therefore literally in the hands of 313 Tory MPs.
“I believe May has been a failure as leader of our party, which she now threatens to destroy. Hers is a classic example of hubris – and after hubris, comes nemesis.”
Today, EU chiefs opened the doors to considering a delay to Brexit talks, but only on the condition she produces a workable plan in time for a summit on Wednesday evening, EU member states have warned.
Ministers met in Luxembourg on Tuesday morning in preparation for a meeting in Brussels the next day. Romanian EU minister, George Ciamba said at a press conference after the meeting:
“The prolongation of the Article 50 deadline is an instrument and not an objective in itself. The British side must outline a clear plan with credible political backing to justify the decision of the European Council in favour of the extension.”
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