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Brexit: Conservative leadership hopefuls ‘step up a gear’ as demands grow for

Theresa May to resign

Tory leadership ​hopefuls ​have ​“stepped up a gear” ​in ​making their pitches to
replace ​Theresa May​ as ​pressure mounts​ on the prime minister to set a date for
leaving Downing Street.

Rivals have undertaken a flurry of activity ​both behind the scenes and in the
media as speculation grows that Ms. May will announce her departure in the
coming weeks.

The ​expectation has been fuelled ​by signals that Conservative MPs whose votes
the prime minister desperately needs to pass her ​Brexit​ ​deal would​ back her plan
if she sets out​ ​her departure schedule.

With senior Tories such as Priti Patel, Liz Truss and Dominic Raab all making
public interventions within days of each other and following a tumultuous week
in Parliament, even Downing Street aides have accepted the political reality that
Ms May’s authority has faded.

It comes as the prime minister prepares for what might be her final attempt to
push her twice-defeated Brexit deal through the House of Commons on
Tuesday, with her team holding talks to win round DUP, Eurosceptic Tory and
Labour MPs.

If the meaningful vote on Ms May’s deal is won on Tuesday then she will head
to the ​European Council​ ​summit on Thursday calling for an extension of the
Article 50 period until 30 June, in order to pass necessary legislation to
complete Brexit.

If not then the EU is unlikely to grant an extension without knowing what it is


for, with growing pressure from Brussels to either join a customs union or call a
new referendum.

The government has pledged to hold “indicative votes” in the days running up
to 29 March to find if anything has a majority in the Commons, while Ms May
is believed to also be open to a fourth attempt at forcing her deal through.

(The Independent)
Questions:

1. Tory leadership hopefuls​ means that: a) They are having hope.


b) They are giving hope.
c) They want to achieve a position
of power.
d) They see a bright future ahead.
​ eans: a) to start to do something faster;
2. ​to step up a gear m
b) to run fast;
c) to drive faster than you are legally allowed;
d) to wait to do something faster;
3. …​.in making their pitches to replace Theresa May​ means that:
a) She will be replaced by them.
b) They don’t want her to be replaced.
c) They are thinking about replacing her.
d) They are doing things meant to persuade everybody that she needs to be
replaced.

4. ……..​pressure mounts ​means: a) The pressure gradually increases.


b) The pressure gradually decreases.
c) There’s no pressure.
d) The pressure is not visible to others.
​ eans that:
5. ​Rivals have undertaken a flurry of activities m
a) They haven’t done anything yet.
b) They are thinking about doing some activities.
c) They don’t want to do anything.
d) They’ve started a short intense period of activities.

6. When an ​expectation is fuelled​ means that:


a) It’s more intense.
b) It’s less intense.
c) People don’t care about it.
d) There’s no expectation.

​ eans:
7. ​Back her plan m
1) To disagree with her plan.
2) To talk about her plan.
3) To approve the plan.
4) To make another plan.

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