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| Theresa May to resign as prime minister | Theresa May to resign as prime minister |
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| 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. | 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. |
| In an emotional statement in Downing St, she said she had "done my best" to honour the 2016 EU referendum result. | In an emotional statement in Downing St, she said she had "done my best" to honour the 2016 EU referendum result. |
| It would remain a matter of "deep regret" that she had been unable to deliver Brexit, she added. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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". | 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. | 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 agreement in Parliament. | |
| "Such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise," she said. | "Such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise," she said. |
| Mrs May said she had done "everything I can" to convince MPs to support the withdrawal deal she had negotiated with the European Union but it was now in the "best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort". | |
| 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. | 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. | "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." | "I do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love." |
| Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn said she had been "right to resign" and that the Conservative Party was now "disintegrating". | |
| A series of Conservative MPs praised Mrs May following her statement. | |
| Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said she was a "true public servant": | |
| Chief whip Julian Smith praised her commitment to the country as "outstanding". | |
| And Mrs Leadsom, who quit on Wednesday, said the prime minister's speech had been "very dignified". | |
| Following her emotional coda to her statement on the steps of Downing Street, expect the tributes to Theresa May to flood in, even from those pushing her from office. | |
| Her resilience. Her determination. Her sense of duty. | |
| Ultimately, though, her premiership fell apart in an attempt to bring people together. | |
| Her Brexit deal stymied by too many of her own MPs, she tried to reach out across the Commons. | |
| But in proposing a vote on a referendum - even though she expected MPs to reject another public vote - she over-reached. | |
| Some members of her cabinet who are manoeuvring to replace her withdrew their consent from her latest plan, effectively throwing out its compromises and her leadership. | |
| She pointed today to some of her achievements in office but frankly she has had to announce the timetable for her departure before securing the legacy she desired - leaving the EU with a deal. | |
| In a hung parliament, the question now is whether the next Conservative leader will be able to succeed where she failed. | |
| Or whether something more radical will be required: no deal, a new referendum, or a general election. |