UK lawmaker claims Theresa May is set to quit 'after Brexit is delivered', no date set so far

London (United Kingdom): A UK lawmaker said Prime Minister Theresa May told Conservatives she will quit once Brexit is delivered but did not set the date, according to The Associated Press. With British MPs set to vote on finding a way forward on Brexit, various outcomes are possible. Britain is left with four general directions: back a deal, go for no deal, a long delay or stopping Brexit. Those options could entail various courses of action, including a general election. Leave with deal on 22 May: British MPs have twice rejected by overwhelming margins a draft divorce agreement struck between London and Brussels in November 2018. A new vote on the agreement, which allows for a long transition period and time for trade ties to be negotiated, will only be brought forward if it has sufficient support to pass. If MPs overcome numerous objections from “Brexiteers” and “Remainers” and approve the deal, Britain will leave the European Union on 22 May. [caption id=“attachment_6049841” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File photo of British prime minister Theresa May. AP[/caption] No-deal Brexit 12 April or later: If the deal is not passed, and no other course of action can be agreed, the default option would be that Britain leaves without a deal. According to a European official that hard deadline would be midnight Brussels time on 12 April but French President Emmanuel Macron said this was not “necessarily” the case and a later date for no-deal Brexit could be agreed. May has not ruled out the possibility of a no-deal, though MPs have voted against ever leaving without a deal. New plan, long Brexit delay MPs are set to hold “indicative votes” this week on a range of alternative Brexit options that could rip up the withdrawal agreement and remove some of May’s red lines, such as ending freedom of movement. If a course of action can be agreed, Britain could ask EU leaders for another, much longer delay by 12 April. That would mean it would have to hold European Parliament elections at the end of May. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, has advised EU leaders that this longer extension should be at least until the end of 2019 and possibly much longer to allow for a proper change in Brexit strategy. The longer delay would allow time for a change in prime minister if May quits. It would also open up other options such as holding a general election or, perhaps, a second referendum. Britain’s Electoral Commission has budgeted for European elections and could hold them at short notice but May has said it would be “unacceptable”. “I don’t believe it’s right to be in a situation of holding European parliamentary elections three years on from people having voted to leave the EU,” she said. Stop Brexit This is by far the least likely option but is still a possibility. An estimated one million people flooded London on Saturday calling for a second referendum on EU membership. An online petition asking the government to end the Brexit process has garnered more than 5.5 million signatures since last Wednesday. The European Court of Justice has ruled that Britain could unilaterally revoke its Article 50 notification - the formal procedure for leaving the EU.     General election If parliament comes up with an option that the government finds impossible to deliver or runs against the Conservative manifesto, a general election could be the only option left. A general election could come through the government losing a confidence vote in parliament, or by the government seizing the initiative and calling a snap poll. It would reset parliament and a clear outcome with a government majority could result in a much stronger administration. However, for both major parties, finding a clear Brexit manifesto that all their MPs can commit to could prove a challenge. With inputs from agencies