Theresa May doesn't intend to lead 2022 election: UK lawmaker Shelbrooke

May won a confidence vote on Wednesday evening though more than a third of Conservative lawmakers voted to ditch her

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the media outside 10 Downing Street after it was announced that the Conservative Party will hold a vote of no confidence in her leadership, in London | Photo: Reuters
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Last Updated : Dec 13 2018 | 8:12 AM IST

British Prime Minister Theresa May told her MPs Wednesday she plans to quit before the 2022 election, as she seeks their support in a confidence vote, a lawmaker said.

"She said she does not intend to lead the 2022 election," Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke told journalists after the closed-door meeting, confirming other reports.

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First Published: Dec 13 2018 | 12:00 AM IST

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