May called the vote three years early in the hope of scoring a sweeping win to strengthen her hand in the challenging Brexit talks, which are due to start in nine days’ time. May’s aides, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, announced on Saturday that they had quit following sustained criticism of the campaign within the party. “She’s staying, for now,” one Conservative Party source told Reuters. May has said Brexit talks will begin on June 19 as scheduled, the same day as the formal reopening of parliament. Conservative Party insiders are also wondering how long May will last.

Source: Huffington Post June 10, 2017 17:21 UTC