Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who would be likely to run to succeed May, gave ITV News his price for backing the deal. “What I want to hear is, if this Withdrawal Agreement is to make any sense at all, then there’s got to be a massive change in the UK’s negotiating approach,” he said. That sounded like a call for a new leader. Meanwhile Jacob Rees-Mogg, another leading Brexit-backer, said he was ready to support the deal.
(Mar 27): UK Prime Minister Theresa May saw signs that her beleaguered Brexit deal might be winning support – as it became clear that the price might be her job.
With Parliament preparing to vote on rival plans that could soften Britain’s departure from the European Union – or cancel it altogether – Brexit-backers in May’s Conservative Party began to signal that they could shift and back her deal in preference to risking their prize. But several said the prime minister would have to go.
