Theresa May on Friday announced she would step down. Yet the chances that another prime minister can extract more favourable terms from the remaining 27 EU members are close to zero, peter_tl commented:
Theresa May on May 24 announced she would step down as leader of Britain’s Conservative party on June 7, ending a turbulent tenure of almost three years, and triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power.
May said: “It is and always will be a matter of deep regret for me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit.” May said she would remain as prime minister until her successor had been chosen in a contest which is due to begin in the week of June 10.The FTSE 100 index was up 0.6 percent at 7,273.
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