Backbench Tory MPs hopeful of rule change to oust Theresa May

Brexit-supporting 1922 Committee members believe support for move is growing

Theresa May’s future as prime minister is hanging in the balance as Brexit-supporting members of the 1922 Committee believe they are close to securing enough support for another attempt to oust her.

Members of the Conservative backbench group of MPs will meet again on Wednesday to decide whether to change the party’s rules to permit another challenge to her leadership within weeks, after the last vote narrowly went in her favour by nine to seven.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Jn5nrq