Latest from Reuters tonight
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May had asked to address her divided party's powerful "1922 Committee" amid persistent criticism from within her party which has pushed Britain's sterling currency down to a seven-week low.
But, her arrival was greeted with cheers and some of those who heard her speak said it had gone well, and that the party was united behind her.
Another said: "It was a good meeting."
"There is an appetite among the majority of the party to pull together because the risks are too high."
Many business leaders and investors fear politics could scupper an agreement, thrusting the world's fifth largest economy into a "no-deal" Brexit they say would spook markets and clog up the arteries of trade.
May has angered both supporters of Brexit and pro-EU lawmakers since failing to clinch a deal at an EU summit last week by raising the possibility of extending a post-Brexit transition period to help ease the deadlocked negotiations.
An Ipsos MORI poll on Wednesday showed a record 78 percent of voters lacked confidence in May to get a good deal from Brussels, compared to 70 percent in September.
"And yet, the public don’t put all the blame at her door – and nor is there much evidence that they would have much more confidence in anyone else," said Gideon Skinner, Head of Political Research at Ipsos MORI
Many Conservative Party lawmakers are wary of toppling a leader on the eve of Britain’s most significant political and economic move since World War Two. Many also fear an election could bring the opposition Labour Party into power.
"Some newspapers carrying unusually bloodthirsty language by unidentified opponents. One said May was entering "the killing zone", while another said May should "bring her own noose" to the 1922 committee meeting."
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An effective scam to drum up support, it seems to have worked for now
It seems to have neutered the ERG
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May had asked to address her divided party's powerful "1922 Committee" amid persistent criticism from within her party which has pushed Britain's sterling currency down to a seven-week low.
But, her arrival was greeted with cheers and some of those who heard her speak said it had gone well, and that the party was united behind her.
Another said: "It was a good meeting."
"There is an appetite among the majority of the party to pull together because the risks are too high."
Many business leaders and investors fear politics could scupper an agreement, thrusting the world's fifth largest economy into a "no-deal" Brexit they say would spook markets and clog up the arteries of trade.
May has angered both supporters of Brexit and pro-EU lawmakers since failing to clinch a deal at an EU summit last week by raising the possibility of extending a post-Brexit transition period to help ease the deadlocked negotiations.
An Ipsos MORI poll on Wednesday showed a record 78 percent of voters lacked confidence in May to get a good deal from Brussels, compared to 70 percent in September.
"And yet, the public don’t put all the blame at her door – and nor is there much evidence that they would have much more confidence in anyone else," said Gideon Skinner, Head of Political Research at Ipsos MORI
Many Conservative Party lawmakers are wary of toppling a leader on the eve of Britain’s most significant political and economic move since World War Two. Many also fear an election could bring the opposition Labour Party into power.
"Some newspapers carrying unusually bloodthirsty language by unidentified opponents. One said May was entering "the killing zone", while another said May should "bring her own noose" to the 1922 committee meeting."
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An effective scam to drum up support, it seems to have worked for now
It seems to have neutered the ERG
