BY: Jeffrey Cimmino
December 12, 2018 5:29 pm
British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a challenge to her leadership Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote initiated by fellow members of the Conservative Party. The vote was triggered after at least 48 members of Parliament (MPs) upset with her approach to Brexit addressed letters to the 1922 Committee, a body consisting of Conservative backbencher MPs. A vote of no-confidence is triggered if 15 percent of Conservative MPs write to the chair of the committee.
The final vote was 200 Conservative MPs for May and 117 against, according to BBC News. May is immune from another leadership challenge for one year.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling called this a "strong vote of support" for May, noting she got more votes than she did in the 2016 leadership election.
Likewise, Philip Hammond, the chancellor of the Exchequer, tweeted, "Tonight's vote of confidence in the Prime Minister Theresa May is the right one. Now is the time to focus on the future. Her deal means we will honour the referendum result while safeguarding jobs and maintaining business confidence."
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