Tory MPs are warning Theresa May they will resist any attempt by the prime minister to call a snap general election in a bid to end the Brexit crisis engulfing the party. MPs from both the pro-Brexit and pro-EU wings of the party warned they could face an electoral disaster if she goes to the country early. Following the vote, Mrs May said there would be “grave” implications and, in a hint at a general election, warned they were “reaching the limits of this process in this House”. Her comments set alarm bells ringing among MPs who fear the party is in no state to fight an election. Pro-EU backbencher Antoinette Sandbach, who backs a second referendum, told The Observer: “The answer is not a general election, and I would vote against that.

Source: The Irish Times March 31, 2019 16:52 UTC