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Theresa May to quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving way for contest to decide new UK prime minister Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. In an emotional statement in Downing St, she said she had "done my best" to honour the 2016 EU referendum result.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. It would remain a matter of "deep regret" that she had been unable to deliver Brexit, she added.
Mrs May said she will continue to serve as prime minister while a Conservative leadership contest takes place.
She will step down as Tory leader on 7 June and a leadership contest is due to begin the following week.
The prime minister has faced a backlash from her MPs against her latest Brexit plan, which included concessions aimed at attracting cross-party support.
Andrea Leadsom quit as Commons leader on Wednesday saying she no longer believed it would "deliver on the referendum result".
Mrs May met Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt at Downing Street on Thursday where they are understood to have expressed their concerns about the bill.
In her statement on Friday, she said that in order to deliver Brexit, her successor would have to build a consensus in Parliament.
"Such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise," she said.
Mrs May's voice shook as she ended her speech saying: "I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold.
"The second female prime minister, but certainly not the last.
"I do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love."