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Brexit in chaos, British PM Theresa May faces no-confidence motion

British Prime Minister Theresa May vows to win a vote leadership test triggered by angry Brexit supporters in her Conservative Party.

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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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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to win a vote of no confidence triggered by angry Brexit supporters in her Conservative Party on Wednesday, saying her ouster would jeopardise Britain's divorce from the European Union.

Less than four months before the United Kingdom is due to leave on March 29, Brexit is in chaos with options ranging from a potentially disorderly no-deal departure to another referendum that could reverse it.

Hours before her lawmakers were due to decide her fate, May said she would fight for her job with everything she had. She could be toppled if a simple majority

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