Eurosceptics threaten to oust British Premier May
They want Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as prime minister and Environment Secretary Michael Gove as deputy PM
London
EUROSCEPTICS intend to oust British Prime Minister Theresa May if she opts for a Brexit that comprises the EU's customs union.
Such is the dissatisfaction with Mrs May's leadership that more than 40 Tory MPs have reportedly given notice that a new leadership election should be held.
In terms of the Conservative Party's rules, 48 protests would trigger a leadership battle.
Dominic Grieve, the former Attorney General, warns that the UK is at the brink of "a political crisis", just as negotiations with the EU are renewed on Monday.
The Sunday Times reported that eurosceptics contacted Foreign Secretary Bori…
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