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Theresa May, Undone by Brexit, To Resign as UK Prime Minister

Friday May 24, 2019. 11:31 AM , from Slashdot
Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain surrendered to mounting pressure from her lawmakers on Friday and said she would step aside as leader, after almost three years of trying and failing to lead Britain out of the European Union. From a report: Mrs. May said she would stand aside as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, but remain as prime minister until a successor was chosen. Though she still has a little more time in Downing Street, the announcement puts an end to one of the most turbulent -- and at times shambolic -- premierships in recent British history. Her departure is likely to set off a vicious contest to succeed her within the governing Conservative Party. In truth, Mrs. May's rivals have been jockeying for position for months as her authority ebbed and lawmakers, and ultimately cabinet ministers, mutinied. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Mrs. May acknowledged that she had been unable to persuade lawmakers to support her plan to pull Britain out of the European Union, despite her best efforts. 'I believe I was right to persevere, even when the odds against success seemed high,' she said. 'But it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort.' Her failure to reach a deal, she said, would remain a matter of 'deep regret.' Voice cracking, she noted at the end that she was 'the second female prime minister, but certainly not the last.'

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