Speaking in Downing Street, she vowed to deliver the Brexit "people voted for" but said she had listened to the concerns of MPs who voted against her.Her supporters urged the party to move on but critics said losing the support of a third of MPs was "devastating". The prime minister won the confidence vote with a majority of 83, with 63% of Conservative MPs backing her and 37% voting against her.The secret ballot was triggered by 48 of her MPs angry at her Brexit policy, which they say betrays the 2016 referendum result.The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg said the level of opposition was "not at all comfortable" for the prime minister and a "real blow" to her authority.Speaking shortly after the result was announced, Mrs May said she would be fighting for changes to her Brexit deal at an EU summit on Thursday. Conservative Party members voted behind closed doors earlier today on Prime Minister Theresa May's leadership ability.The 1922 Committee represents rank-and-file Conservative Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. Under the Conservatives’ rules, that meant … "Whilst I am grateful for that support, a significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against me and I have listened to what they said. Conservative grandee Nicholas Soames urged Brexiteers to "throw their weight" behind the PM as she sought to address the "grave concerns" many MPs had about aspects of the EU deal. However, she resisted calls to name a firm date for her departure. If she had lost the confidence vote Mrs May would have been forced to stand down as Conservative Party leader, and then as prime minister.But she is now expected to travel to a summit in Brussels on Thursday to continue trying to persuade EU leaders to change the deal - they have previously said it cannot be renegotiated.The outcome of the vote was welcomed by Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who said avoiding a no-deal exit from the EU was their "shared goal". I think that will be very sobering for the prime minister. "She spoke of a "renewed mission - delivering the Brexit people voted for, bringing the country back together and building a country that really works for everyone". Follow here for the latest. Theresa May won a confidence vote among her parliamentary party colleagues by 200 votes to 117.
The group has the power to unseat the leader of their party.Conservative member of Parliament Robert Halfron just tweeted a photo from inside Committee Room 14, where other members of his party have gathered to hear the results of the vote of no-confidence.It's just after 3 p.m. "Labour has said it will table a no-confidence motion that all MPs - not just Conservatives - will be able to vote in when they felt they had a chance of winning it, and forcing a general election.The SNP's Stephen Gethins urged Labour to "step up to the plate" and call a vote of no confidence in Mrs May, accusing the government of "playing games with people's lives". "I am pleased to have received the backing of my colleagues in tonight's ballot," she said. "In the cold light of day when people reflect on that number - 117 - it's a massive number, far more than anyone was predicting. The British government will not allow lawmakers to vote on a symbolic motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May, forcing the opposition to decide whether it … Jacob Rees-Mogg, who led calls for the confidence vote, said losing the support of a third of her MPs was a "terrible result for the prime minister" and called on her to resign.Brexit-backing Tory MP Mark Francois told the BBC it was "devastating" that more than half of backbenchers not serving in the government had abandoned the prime minister.
Theresa May on 'renewed mission' to deliver Brexit after surviving no-confidence vote Posted 12 Dec December 2018 Wed Wednesday 12 Dec December 2018 at 9:03pm , updated 13 Dec December 2018 … Theresa May can rest easy for another 12 months — sort of. Theresa May survives confidence vote of Tory MPs - BBC News "Theresa May has lost her majority in Parliament, her government is in chaos and she's unable to deliver a Brexit deal that works for the country.