Theresa May has put her successor on notice not to expect blind loyalty from her on Brexit and insisted that he would have to win a majority in the House of Commons to leave the European Union. The prime minister said that Jeremy Hunt or Boris Johnson would have to bring their Brexit plans before MPs for approval and played down their chances of persuading the EU to change the controversial Irish backstop. Arriving in Osaka for the annual G20 summit — her final event on the world stage before leaving Downing Street in a month — Mrs May refused to commit to supporting whatever form of Brexit her successor pursues. Asked whether it would be “legitimate” for her successor to prorogue parliament, effectively suspending…

Source: The Times June 27, 2019 11:04 UTC