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UK PM May says ready to quit to save her Brexit deal

UK Prime Minister Theresa May tells Conservative Party lawmakers that she will quit once her Brexit deal is passed [photo courtesy]

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she would quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes at the third attempt, making a last-ditch bid to persuade rebels in her Conservative party to back her.

May told a meeting of Conservative lawmakers she would stand down if her divorce plan finally got through a bitterly-divided parliament, to ensure a smooth path for a new leader to begin the next step of negotiating the future relationship with the European Union.

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