The British Tories gave Theresa May a vote of confidence, but the fate of Brexit remains to be seen

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More than a third of lawmakers believe that May should give up leadership of the Conservative Party. Conservative Members of Parliament (Tories) in the British House of Commons gave Prime Minister Theresa May a vote of confidence on Wednesday, but more than a third of lawmakers believe that May is not able to lead Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. Brexit is scheduled for March 29, 2019, caused a severe political crisis in the country. The parliamentary opposition does not agree with the terms of the British-European “divorce”. Violent disputes among lawmakers began last month. This may delay the time for the country’s withdrawal from the EU or even initiate a new referendum in order to ask the British a second time about the need for EU membership. On Monday, May canceled a parliamentary vote on Brexit deal. The document proposed by the prime minister suggests maintaining close ties with the European bloc. Work on it was carried out for two years and was the result of numerous negotiations. However, in late November, it became clear that the deal in parliament would not be approved. On Monday, May canceled a parliamentary vote on Brexit deal. The document proposed by the Prime Minister suggests maintaining close ties with the EU. The work on this issue has been carried out for two years and was the result of numerous negotiations. However, in late November, it became clear that the parliament would not approve the deal. Euroskeptics in the Conservative Party have offered to arrange a parliamentary vote in order to pass a no-confidence motion against May. This happened just a few hours after her return from talks with the leaders of the largest countries in Europe. Voting lasted for two hours. According to conservative parliamentarian Graham Brady, about 200 deputies from the Conservative Party supported May as a leader, and another 117 people were against it. This suggests that the party failed to come to a consensus about Brexit. Active supporters of Brexit continue to insist on leaving May. According to them, the Prime Minister “betrayed” voters who spoke for Brexit. Theresa May made a statement after voting in parliament. She said that “according to the results of the vote, now we have to hold Brexit for the benefit of the British, create a better future for this country ... Brexit people voted for, will return control over our money, borders and laws. This will bring security to the labor market and to the trade union sphere, unite our country ...”.