PM May tells Brexiteers she'll quit if they vote for her deal

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British Prime Minister Theresa May told Brexit-supporting lawmakers on Sunday that she would quit if they voted for her twice-defeated European Union divorce deal, ITV News said.

"I am reliably told that Theresa May told Boris Johnson, Iain Duncan Smith, Steve Baker, Jacob Rees-Mogg, David Davis et al at Chequers that she will quit if they vote for her deal, including the backstop they hate," ITV political editor Robert Peston wrote.

"But she gave no specifics. So there is not a lot of trust she would actually quit," Peston wrote.

British ministers will discuss how to address parliament's attempts to take control of Britain's departure from the European Union at 0900 GMT on Monday before a meeting of Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet team, a government source said.

An anti-Brexit and a pro-Brexit protester hold up signs in London, Britain, March 14, 2019. /VCG Photo

The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said May's cabinet, her top team of ministers, would then meet at 1000 GMT at the beginning of a week which could determine the fate of Brexit, Britain's biggest policy shift in more than 40 years.

The European Union has agreed to grant Britain a short Brexit delay. It is pushing the Brexit deadline from March 29 to April 12 without any conditions.

During these three weeks, May should try a third time to get her Brexit deal through the UK Parliament.

If Parliament approves the agreement, the EU will extend the Brexit deadline to May 22.

(Top image: British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to hold a press conference at the end of the first day of an EU summit focused on Brexit in Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2019. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Reuters