Is this the week the Prime Minister sets an exit date? Not if Theresa May has anything to do with it. May has been under pressure to set out a more specific timetable for her departure – regardless of whether or not she manages to pass a Brexit deal. The 1922 committee of Tory backbenchers last month decided not to change the rules to allow another confidence vote in May before December. However, after a very bad local election result and frustration over the Brexit process, the committee are meeting once again this afternoon where they will revisit the matter. There was talk that committee chair Graham Brady had told May to reveal a ‘roadmap’ for her departure ahead of the meeting – or be given one.
However, May has done no such thing. At Prime Minister’s Questions, the Prime Minister batted off calls for her to resign – even going so far as to suggest that she could still defy her critics.
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