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British Prime Minister Theresa May has come under pressure in her cabinet. As the "Sunday Times" reported, eleven ministers had already agreed that May would have to withdraw quickly. "She'll be gone in ten days," Sunday Times journalist Tim Shipman quoted an unnamed minister.

Shipman said via Twitter that he spoke to the ministers. Accordingly, the putschists want to confront May on Monday with their resignation. The ministers justified this with the fact that the judgment of the head of government was "confused".

I have spoken to 11 cabinet ministers today who want the prime minister to resign. They want to be confronted at cabinet on Monday

- Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) March 23, 2019

Accordingly, the ministers threaten to resign, May should not give the office. Also possible interim Prime Minister are already in the conversation, it is said in the "Sunday Times", such as the Environment Minister Michael Gove or Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt. Other newspapers, including the Sunday Telegraph, are already speculating about successors.

The Prime Minister's office did not want to comment on the rumors in the evening.

A mass demonstration on Saturday also increased public pressure on May. According to the Guardian, more than one million people in London are said to have participated in protests against Brexit. Central was the demand to vote again on the withdrawal or to remain in the European Union.

A parliamentary petition for the withdrawal of the withdrawal has now collected more than 4.5 million signatories. At times, the website was paralyzed because of the onslaught.

One week before the originally planned EU exit on 29 March, the EU had given the British government a short break. If the British Parliament agrees to the negotiated withdrawal agreement that has already been rejected twice in the lower house next week, Brexit will be postponed until 22nd May for the necessary legal implementation.

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May categorically rejects a new referendum. She wants to conduct Brexit as required by a majority vote just under three years ago. At that time, 52 percent (17.4 million) of the British had voted for a Brexit, 48 percent (16.1 million) voted for their country to remain in the EU.