May has seen her authority over her Conservative Party erode since she called a snap election in June in which she lost her majority in parliament. Former Prime Minister John Major said he was increasingly dismayed by the plotting in the party by those driven by their own personal agenda. Britain's Sunday newspapers were brimming with briefings from unnamed Conservative figures suggesting May's days in Downing Street were numbered. The Sunday Times said three cabinet ministers had discussed the need to replace May. "It's a 'when' question now," one of the unnamed ministers told the paper.

Source: bd News24 October 08, 2017 11:15 UTC