Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May prepares her keynote speech in her hotel room for the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre, in Birmingham, Britain October 2, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
The Telegraph reported that May was under pressure to set out a timetable for her departure as she struggles to reach agreement with the EU and her lawmakers over a deal to leave the bloc, with the newspaper saying several cabinet ministers believed she should go immediately after Britain exits on March 29.
Defiant British PM hits back at EU over Brexit plan
Asked about the story by BBC TV, Lidington, minister for the Cabinet Office and May’s de facto deputy, denied it.
“I sit in a cabinet that is utterly united in working with the prime minister on the proposals we’ve put forward to the EU,” he said in a subsequent interview with ITV News.
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