Theresa May survives no-confidence vote

LAME DUCK, Theresa May survives no confidence vote

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UK Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no confidence vote with 200 of Conservative party MPs supporting her leadership and 117 voting against her divisive Brexit plan.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a very quick look at the Theresa May's "victory" which renders her a lame duck Prime Minister, and pushes the UK towards the hardest of BREXITs.

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THERESA May won last night's vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party, paving the way for desperate attempts to rescue her Brexit deal as Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister won by a margin of 200 to 117 - securing the 159 votes needed to survive the crunch ballot. Just hours before the crucial vote, she had been on course to achieve a narrow victory, with 177 Tory MPs publicly backing her. But there had been fears that several MPs were bluffing and would instead vote against Theresa May in a bid to oust her.

The Prime Minister promised them she will step down at the end of Brexit negotiations and not contest the next general election in a last-ditch attempt to win approval for the confidence vote.

Solicitor general Robert Buckland told reporters after the meeting: "She said 'In my heart I would like to lead the party into the next election' and then that was the introductory phrase to her indication that she would accept the fact that that would not happen, that is not her intention."....