Welcome to F.T. Politics, a weekly discussion on what's happening in Westminster from the Financial Times.

I'm Sebastian Payne.

In this episode, we'll be discussing Theresa May's continued efforts

to cling on to power while Brexit remains utterly deadlocked.

Plus, we'll be discussing labour's flirtations with a universal basic income

and whether it will become a viable policy at the next general election.

I'm delighted to be joined by our chief political correspondent Jim Picard, economics

led to Chris Giles, columnist Robert Shimsley and Deputy Pinedeater Miranda Green.

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Westminster return from the local elections break to the same two questions.

How will the Brexit deadlock be broken and when will Theresa may go?

Pressure has been growing on the Prime Minister from MPs and Activists to resign, which only grew following

the party's disastrous election results last week, but she remained superglued to her desk

in Downing Street.

The 1922 committee met this week and gave the Prime Minister yet another week to decide her

fate.

So will things come to a head next week or will the Prime Minister wait until after the

European elections which are set to be a pretty bad night for the Conservative Party.

So Robert Shrimsley, this question about Mrs May's future has been hanging around ever since she announced that she would go in the event of a deal passing because once you've said you're going to go you're really going to go.

And the 1922 which is the Backbench Committee of the Conservative Party,

decided not to change its rules and allow another leadership challenge last month.

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