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UK parliament upholds vote of confidence in Theresa May

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5 years ago

December 12, 2018

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday survived a bid by her own MPs to unseat her , winning a confidence motion by 200 to 117 votes .The vote was triggered by hardline Brexit supporters in her Conservative party who despise the deal she struck with the EU last month .

“ The result of the ballot held this evening is that the parliamentary party does have confidence in Theresa May as leader, ” said Graham Brady , who chairs the committee of backbench MPs that oversaw the vote .

The result leaves May , who won a majority of 83 , weakened but immune from a further internal challenge for a year .

However , she only achieved her colleagues’ backing after making a last -minute pledge ahead of voting to step down before the next scheduled election in 2022 .

Earlier on Wednesday , the embattled leader had vowed to fight the attempt to remove her “ with everything I ’ ve got ” .

She warned that her ouster would have sparked a leadership contest that could have derailed Britain ’ s departure from the bloc on March 29 .

The pound solidified gains through Wednesday following the result .

( AFP )