Fury as defiant Theresa May could cling on for MONTHS and not quit until autumn

THERESA May could stay as Prime Minister until the autumn - sparking fury from Tory MPs.

The PM has been given up until 4pm today to plan out a “road map” to her resignation as leader of the Tories.

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But allies have signalled she may stay in No10 until the Conservative party conference in October, .

The Government has now earmarked the Commons summer recess as its target date to sign off on a Brexit deal at last.

A senior Tory source told the Times: “As long as there is the impression of movement — that there really is a chance this deal could go through — then I think she’s got until the end of July.”

Once Mrs May announces her exit, Tory MPs would pick out two candidates over a two-week period which would give the 120,000 members up to six weeks to select a new leader.

That would take the process until the party conference in Manchester - keeping Mrs May in power for five more months.

Veteran Tory Sir Bill Clash blasted: "The situation is intolerable."

CLOCK IS TICKING

The PM was forced to admit yesterday that the Britain would be taking part in the European elections despite claiming that it would not happen for months.

It is thought that Sir GrahamB rady, chairman of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers, has given her until 4pm today to set out her own departure from Downing Street.

Under a scenario discussed by the 1922 Committee last month, Mrs May will stand down as leader after the May 23 EU elections but stay on as Prime Minister.

If Mrs May refuses to set out her own exit plans then the committee would attempt to set out their own for her departure.

Current rules state that she cannot face a formal vote of no confidence until December, one year on from the last failed attempt to oust her.

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The Prime Minister’s spokesman said her commitment to MPs to “step down once the first part of the Brexit process is completed” had not changed.

Downing Street confirmed to the Telegraph that Sir Graham had met with the Prime Minister but refused to disclose what was discussed, while Sir Graham refused to comment.

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