By Jason Groves Political Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 23:58 BST, 29 April 2019 | Updated: 23:58 BST, 29 April 2019
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Theresa May was last night warned she will face an unprecedented confidence vote from Tory activists unless she agrees to step down within weeks.
Andrew Sharpe, head of the party’s voluntary wing, is understood to have delivered the ultimatum during talks with Mrs May in No 10.
Mr Sharpe, chairman of the Conservatives’ national convention and deputy chairman of the party’s ruling board, is said to have warned the Prime Minister that disquiet in Tory ranks means he now has no choice but to call an emergency general meeting (EGM) of activists next month to discuss her future.
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrives at church, as Brexit turmoil continues, near High Wycombe, Sunday April 28
Under party rules, such a meeting must be convened if the chairmen of more than 65 Tory associations demand one.
Mr Sharpe told Mrs May more than 70 chairmen had now written voicing no confidence in her following her failure to take Britain out of the EU on time.
Any vote would not be binding because activists do not have the power to topple the party leader. But, with MPs also demanding she name a date for her departure, it would pile pressure on Mrs May to quit.
Downing Street last night confirmed the Prime Minister had met Mr Sharpe, who was seen entering No 10 with a letter, which he left with Mrs May.
The Queen’s Speech will not be presided over by Theresa May, it emerged last night.
The parliamentary set-piece outlining the Government’s legislative agenda had been expected this summer.
But Downing Street signalled yesterday that the next speech will be delayed until a Brexit deal has been passed, after which Mrs May has pledged to stand down as Prime Minister.
A Whitehall source told the BBC’s Newsnight: ‘It is very unlikely Theresa May will preside over a substantive Queen’s Speech.
‘It will be for the next prime
