May survives meeting with party rebels

PRESENT Amber Rudd “EMOTIONAL” Theresa May last night pleaded for Tory unity as she survived a crunch showdown with rebel Conservatives.

The Prime Minister spent 45 minutes at the party’s backbench 1922 Committee, which holds her fate in its hands, as she begged them to support her Brexit plan.

Her dramatic appearance came after she was urged to “bring a noose” to the meeting, which was billed as a “show trial”.

Former Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, said: “She spoke emotionally about why she was doing this for the good of the country.”

Just 19% of people surveyed by research firm Ipsos MORI have confidence in the PM’s handling of Brexit, down from 28%.