The British prime minister said: 'I will shortly leave the job that it has been the honor of my life to hold.”
Theresa May has announced the end of her turbulent three-year reign as U.K. prime minister, saying she will stand down as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7.
She noted: “It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit.” Her fate apparently been sealed this week following a meeting with Graham Brady, who heads the group responsible for backbench MPs known as the 1922 Committee. The leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, resigned rather than present this new 10-point Brexit bill to Parliament.
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