British PM May says to meet business leaders on Monday in Downing Street

[October 06, 2017]  LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet business leaders next week to discuss Britain's departure from the European Union, her office said on Friday, after a former party chairman said there was a plot to topple her.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

A quarterly meeting with businesses including HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Vodafone <VOD.L> and WPP <WPP.L> to discuss Brexit will go ahead on Monday as usual, a spokeswoman for May's office said.

"The Business Advisory Council is an important part of our preparations for leaving the EU – allowing us to seek the views of experienced business leaders and to share with them the government’s vision for a successful Brexit," May said in an emailed statement.

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by)

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