UK Leader May Defies Leadership Revolt, Warns Brexit in Peril

UK Leader May Defies Leadership Revolt, Warns Brexit in Peril
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May outside 10 Downing Street after it was announced that the Conservative Party will hold a vote of no confidence in her leadership, in London on Dec. 12, 2018. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
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LONDON—Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to fight for her job on Dec. 12 after Conservative lawmakers triggered a challenge to her leadership, saying a change could jeopardize Britain’s planned divorce from the European Union.

With less than four months until the United Kingdom is due to exit on March 29, Brexit has been plunged into chaos with options ranging from a potentially disorderly no-deal departure to another referendum that could reverse it.