UK leader fights back against critics amid Brexit upheaval
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May fought back against critics of her Brexit deal Saturday, telling opponents from within her party their alternative plans for Britain’s departure from the European Union wouldn’t work.
May is battling to win over rebels in her Conservative Party and and to preserve her position as prime minister after a grueling week in which party members plotted to oust her and two Cabinet ministers quit within hours of her government striking the long-sought divorce agreement with the EU.
In a public relations offensive, May revealed in a Daily Mail interview how her husband supported her during “a pretty heavy couple of days.”
Calling her husband, Philip, her “rock,” May said that when the Conservative revolt erupted Wednesday, the first thing he did was pour her a whisky.