May rules out leading Tories into 2022 general election
Piecing together the various accounts of what
Theresa May told the 1922 Committee, it is now becoming clear that she said. But it has taken a while. ("Typical May," a colleague says. "She tries to deliver a message, but no one can agree what she said.)
May told MPs clearly that she would not fight the general election in 2022. Because she has repeatedly ruled out calling a snap general election, in her mind this is the next general election.
As for what might happen if there were an election before 2022, on that she was non-committal. An MP in the room said she made the point that she would then be asked to commit to standing down in 2021, or in 2020, or even next year.
So, if there were to be an early election, it is possible she could still seek to lead her party into it.
But the commitment to go before a 2022 election did make an impact, the MP said. "It was much more clear than the briefing you guys were given earlier," he said. "It did make a difference."
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...-in-may-amid-brexit-uncertainty-politics-live (timestamp 18:23) (bold emphasis in middle is mine).
