British leader chairs Cabinet session to discuss Brexit

FILE- In this Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing street for Prime Ministers Questions at the House of Parliament in London. Officials at May's Downing Street office say May is bringing her Cabinet together at her rural retreat, next Wednesday Aug. 31, 2016, to plot Britain's first steps on leaving the European Union. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (The Associated Press)

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, center, holds a cabinet meeting at her country retreat Chequers in Wendover, England, Wednesday Aug. 31, 2016. May is discussing specific plans for the country to leave the European Union in a session meant to underscore Conservative party unity. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) (The Associated Press)

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, center right, holds a cabinet meeting at her country retreat Chequers in Wendover, England, Wednesday Aug. 31, 2016. May is discussing specific plans for the country to leave the European Union in a session meant to underscore Conservative party unity. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) (The Associated Press)

LONDON – British Prime Minister Theresa May is chairing a Cabinet meeting at her country retreat to discuss specific plans for the country to leave the European Union in a session meant to underscore Conservative party unity.

The meeting at Chequers comes amid reports of feuding among the three ministers tasked with making the break from the EU a reality.

The Wednesday session also comes as her office sidestepped questions on whether Parliament will be given a formal vote on triggering Article 50, the EU treaty clause that sets up Britain's departure from the 28-nation bloc.

Downing Street has said lawmakers will be given "a say," but adds there's "no legal obligation" to consult Parliament.

May's office also confirmed she will not hold a second EU referendum or an early general election.