May on the brink of a leadership challenge

By Jon Craig, chief political correspondent
Theresa May is on the brink of a leadership challenge after Tory MPs claimed the 48 no-confidence letters required for a contest have been submitted.
After a gruelling day of meetings with EU leaders and top Brussels officials in three European capitals, the Prime Minister returned to Downing Street just before 10pm.Minutes earlier, the Government Chief Whip Julian Smith had arrived at No. 10 and is believed to have given her the bad news that she is close to facing a vote of confidence.