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Fear, loathing and backstabbing – the battle to replace May has begun

30 March 2019

9:00 AM

30 March 2019

9:00 AM

To most of the cabinet, it does not matter if Theresa May announces a timetable for her resignation: they can’t see her lasting until the summer and the race for her successor is now on. Coffees are being bought, dinners laid on, allies sounded out — all in expectation of a contest being called at any moment.

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