Theresa May Takes Control of Brexit Endgame as Ministers Defy Her Plans

  • Pro-European ally Amber Rudd returns to May’s Cabinet
  • Five cabinet ministers seek to change PM’s withdrawal deal
Theresa May on Nov. 16.Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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Theresa May rolled the dice with a dramatic reshuffle of her ministerial team as she battles to cling onto her job and stop her own party tearing up her Brexit deal.

The prime minister reduced the power of her critics and promoted allies to key positions as she took personal charge of the final days of the U.K.’s divorce talks with the European Union.