Guardian report

UK cabinet ministers want May to quit in the month of May after local elections, according to the Guardian.

Cabinet ministers will make it clear they believe Theresa May should step down after the local elections in May and allow a new leader to deliver the next phase of the Brexit negotiations, the Guardian understands.

Senior figures in government have suggested they want the prime minister to leave shortly after the first phase of the Brexit negotiations finishes - or risk being defeated in a vote of no confidence at the end of the year.

May wants to stick around longer so her legacy isn't simply the Brexit mess.

Naturally the pledge here would be 'support my divorce deal and I'll leave'. The cards are in May's hands here because they can't call another leadership review for 11 months under party rules.