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LONDON, United Kingdom (3rd UPDATE) – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday, May 24, announced in an emotional address that she will step down as Conservative leader on June 7 after failing to persuade MPs to support her Brexit deal.
“It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit,” May, her voice breaking with emotion, said in a statement outside her Downing Street residence.
PM @Theresa_May makes a statement in Downing Street https://t.co/eg4ElQMXVR
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) May 24, 2019
The resignation will signal the formal start of a leadership contest during which May would remain as caretaker prime minister. (READ: May postpones her final Brexit showdown)
“I will resign as leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party on Friday, 7th June,” May said.
“The process for electing a new leadership should begin in the following week,” she said.
The leadership race is expected to take several weeks. – Rappler.com
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