Theresa May doesn't intend to lead 2022 election: UK lawmaker Shelbrooke

May won a confidence vote on Wednesday evening though more than a third of Conservative lawmakers voted to ditch her

British Prime Minister Theresa May told her MPs Wednesday she plans to quit before the 2022 election, as she seeks their support in a confidence vote, a lawmaker said.

"She said she does not intend to lead the 2022 election," Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke told journalists after the closed-door meeting, confirming other reports.