Theresa May is currently holding a crisis meeting at the Prime Minister's offical country residence, Chequers, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire.
British media is just waiting to see if this means that she is just about to announce her resignation. If she resigns, she will almost certainly be replaced by a Brexiteer as this time, unlike the last leadership contest after the referendum, it will be ordinary Tory Party members who get to choose their leader rather than Tory politicians. Dominic Raab is probably the most likely person to take over from May as PM...
Theresa May gathers ministers and MPs for Chequers crisis talks amid 'cabinet coup'
The prime minister is gathering a group of senior Conservatives at her country retreat amid speculation she could be ousted.
By Greg Heffer, political reporter
Sunday 24 March 2019
Sky News
Theresa May is holding crisis talks with government ministers and senior Conservative MPs amid a flurry of reports she could be forced from Downing Street.
The prime minister has gathered the group at her Chequers country retreat this afternoon as she battles to deal with the ongoing Brexit crisis and keep her grip on power.
She has been joined by Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington, Environment Secretary Michael Gove, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay, chief whip Julian Smith, and Conservative Party chairman Brandon Lewis.
Tory Brexiteers are being represented by Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab, Iain Duncan Smith and Jacob Rees-Mogg, while Mrs May's long-time ally Damian Green, the former Deputy PM, has also travelled to the Buckinghamshire residence.
The prime minister's first Brexit secretary, David Davis, was also understood to be a possible attendee.
Both Mr Lidington and Mr Gove have been named as possible replacements for Mrs May, but Chancellor Philip Hammond earlier warned Tory MPs against ousting the prime minister, despite growing anger at her handling of Brexit.
Mr Hammond branded conversations about replacing the prime minister as "self-indulgent", with the UK having less than three weeks to come up with a Brexit solution or face leaving the bloc without a divorce deal.
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