Ghost of Thatcher haunts May as she fights ouster plot
9 years agoBritish Prime Minister Theresa May (L) and her husband Philip May (R) leave after attending the Sunday morning service at a church in her Maidenhead constituency in Berkshire, east of Reading in southern England, on October 8, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May is to meet business chiefs on October 9 in a bid to reassure them that the Brexit process is on track, following a bruising week for her leadership. A plot to oust her by around 30 MPs in her Conservative Party went public on October 6, but cabinet colleagues refused to join the push. The plot came after her showpiece speech to the centre-right party's annual conference on October 4 -- intended to steady her leadership -- was plagued by mishaps. Tolga AKMEN / AFP
A plot by a group of Conservative MPs to oust May was exposed on Friday, reviving memories of the backstabbing that led to Margaret Thatcher's ouster in 1990.
