UK PM Theresa May calls on her party to unite over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday asked her Conservative Party members to unite behind her to ensure the government gets a good exit deal from the European Union, insisting that her so-called Chequers plan was the right way forward.

"My message to my party is let's come together and get the best deal for Britain," May told the BBC on the first day of the annual Conservative Party conference.

Meanwhile, critics of Theresa May's Brexit plans stepped up their efforts on Sunday to force the British prime minister to change tack on leaving the European Union, setting the tone for one of the worst-tempered conferences for her Conservative Party.

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Her former foreign secretary and former Brexit minister both came out to rubbish her so-called Chequers plan, just six months before Britain is due to leave the EU in the country's biggest shift in foreign and trade policy in more than 40 years.

(With inputs from Reuters)