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May's ‘incompetent’ Tory party teeters on the brink of collapse
PM says she'll ‘see deal through’ despite Brexit secretary Dominic Raab and work and pensions secretary Esther McVey's resignations
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg speaking outside the House of Parliament in London today after he handed in his letter of no-confidence to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee

THERESA MAY’S “incompetent” Tory Party teetered on the brink of collapse today as her “chaotic” Brexit deal led to a wave of calls for her to quit.

The PM was seriously undermined by the resignations of Brexit secretary Dominic Raab and work and pensions secretary Esther McVey, with other Tories following suit.

Hard-right Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg called for a vote of no confidence in Ms May in outrage over her Brexit deal.

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