Theresa May has won a vote of confidence as leader of the Conservative Party tonight with the backing of 200 MPs.
It was announced at 9pm today (12 December) that there were 200 votes in favour of May continuing as Tory leader, and as UK Prime Minister, while 117 MPs said they did not have confidence in her in the secret ballot. Brexit Blog: Threshold reached for no confidence vote in May No further confidence vote can take place for at least 12 months. Earlier today, May said she would contest the vote of no confidence, after it was confirmed a total of 48 letters had been submitted by MPs. In a statement, she said: "A leadership election would not change the fundamentals of the negotiation...
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