May vows to stay in No 10

EUROSCEPTICS hoping to install a Brexiteer in No 10 by June were slapped down by Theresa May yesterday.

The Prime Minister indicated she wanted to remain in Downing street long after Brexit and set out plans for an extensive domestic policy programme.

she said: ‘My job is not just about delivering Brexit. actually, there’s a domestic agenda that I’m delivering on, that reflects what I said on the doorstep of No 10 when I first became PM.

‘That’s why we’ve been making key decisions like the extra money for the Nhs. There is still a domestic agenda that I want to get on with.’ While not being drawn on a departure date, Mrs May also spoke about the second stage of Brexit talks on the future economic and security partnership.

a senior Brexiteer said this was unacceptable: ‘There is no way she can be allowed to conduct the next round of negotiations after the mess she’s made of this one. We need someone who actually believes in Brexit.’

some hardliners are considering demanding Mrs May’s immediate departure as their price for backing her Brexit plan. Others want her to go after local elections in May.