May’s Brexit Battle: Chequers and the Great “No‑Confidence” Countdown
Who’s up for a crisis in red‑coat dress? The hard‑liners inside Theresa May’s own Conservative team are up on the play‑book: if that dreaded Chequers plan stays on the table, they’ll call for a no‑confidence vote in the next two weeks.
“If the Cabinet does not chuck Chequers, I think we will have a vote of no confidence… by this week, next week. We are completely on the brink now,” says an unnamed voice from the European Research Group. (It’s a bit like the UK’s version of a “back‑up plan” for a UK‑baking disaster.)
Mini‑Meetup of the Money‑Winners
Housing Minister James Brokenshire has already asked his fellow ministers to round up for what he calls a “full‑fledged rally” behind May’s Brexit strategy. We need the right moves before the big deal‑talks, he told the mayor of e‑point, or however the press will remember the moment.
Edge‑of‑Your‑Seat Landscape
May says she can still pull a Brexit agreement out of her lapel, but European Council President Donald Tusk’s grim warning that a “no‑deal divorce” is looming is keeping the group on edge. As Lizzie had pointed out, the stakes are high, and so are the political drama fees.
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- A party‑wide huddle on Tuesday to carve out a mission briefing for May’s EU brunches.
- The next day, May says the deal is viable—yes, we’re still talking about “deal‑ser” and not “deal‑pour.”
- This Wednesday, she will address 27 EU neighbors in Brussels, hoping to keep the salad from turning into a full‑blown salad problem.
Now, whether the Chequers proposal gets the green light, or whether the no‑confidence vote gets its own reality show, the theater is set – and the audience is very keen to see the next act.
