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Leadership challenge: British PM Theresa May’s premiership thrown into doubt as members of her own party trigger vote of no-confidence.
How we got here: 48 Conservative MPs submitted letters demanding a vote to the 1922 Committee, the group that represents all Conservative MPs in the House of Commons.
When’s the vote? Wednesday evening — with ballots counted immediately and result announced as soon as possible, according to Graham Brady, the MP who chairs the committee.
Leadership in the balance: If she survives, May would be immune from another challenge for a year, according to party rules. If she loses, she’s out.
Graham Brady, the chair of the 1922 committee – a group that represents the interests of Conservative lawmakers – told Theresa May last night that he had received enough letters from Conservative Party MPs to force her to face a leadership vote, he said on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme Wednesday morning.
