Theresa May no-confidence vote - LIVE: Tory bid to dethrone PM fails yet Jacob Rees Mogg and hard-Brexit allies renew calls for her resignation
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Theresa May has won a vote of no confidence as the prime minister dashed the hopes of Brexiteer MPs to topple her.
Ms May was backed by 200 Tory MPs compared to 117 rebels who hoped to oust her, following the most dramatic 24 hours yet of the Brexit saga.
A secret ballot started at 6pm after the prime minister addressed the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers, telling them she will not lead the party into the 2022 election.
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Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen said that his party has "missed an opportunity" by not getting rid of Theresa May.
He said the number of MPs who voted against the Prime Minister has underlined the challenges facing her in getting her Brexit deal through Parliament.
Theresa May has defeated her critics by a substantial but not overwhelming margin, strengthening her position in the shortest of terms, but what then?
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