UK - A majority of the British public want a general election if Tory plotters oust Theresa May and replace her with one of her rivals, a poll has revealed. More than half of those questioned in the exclusive BMG survey for The Independent said the Conservatives could not switch leaders without returning to the country.
The research sends a strong message to would-be challengers like Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Sajid Javid and Michael Gove that the public may not stand for having a new prime minister chosen for them by Tory party members. The poll also showed the two main parties tied in terms of voting intention, making any election result unpredictable, risking the loss of marginal seats and the prospect of a Jeremy Corbyn government.
It comes over her plans to move the UK to a customs arrangement that would keep Britain more closely aligned to the customs union and single market. But despite the progress, most Tory insiders still believe the prime minister’s days are numbered with many expecting moves against her after Brexit day, at the end of March 2019.