Post by Jaga on May 24, 2019 4:54:55 GMT -7
I feel for her. She was a fighter, but her time came:
www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/world/europe/uk-theresa-may-resigns.html
Mrs. May announced on Friday that she would be stepping down as leader of her Conservative Party and then as Britain’s prime minister, after repeatedly failing to win Parliament’s approval for a deal to withdraw the country from the European Union.
By Stephen Castle
RIGHT NOWA successor to Theresa May will be chosen before Parliament’s summer break, the Conservative Party chairman said. She will continue as prime minister until the leadership contest is finished.
Here are the latest developments:
“I have done everything I can,” Mrs. May said.
A turbulent term is coming to an awkward end.
The succession race has already begun.
Mrs. May’s fall echoed another leader’s, complete with sexist overtone.
Tributes flowed from those who tried to oust her.
“I have done everything I can,” Mrs. May said.
Facing a cabinet rebellion, Theresa May announced on Friday morning her decision to leave office. She spoke briefly after meeting with Graham Brady, a powerful leader of backbench Conservative lawmakers.
Standing in front of 10 Downing Street, Mrs. May said it was in the “best interests of the country for a new prime minister” to lead Britain through the Brexit process. She announced plans to step down as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, with the process to replace her beginning the following week.
“I feel as certain today as I did three years ago that in a democracy, if you give people a choice you have a duty to implement what they decide. I have done my best to do that,” she added. “I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back that deal. Sadly, I have not been able to do so.”
www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/world/europe/uk-theresa-may-resigns.html
Mrs. May announced on Friday that she would be stepping down as leader of her Conservative Party and then as Britain’s prime minister, after repeatedly failing to win Parliament’s approval for a deal to withdraw the country from the European Union.
By Stephen Castle
RIGHT NOWA successor to Theresa May will be chosen before Parliament’s summer break, the Conservative Party chairman said. She will continue as prime minister until the leadership contest is finished.
Here are the latest developments:
“I have done everything I can,” Mrs. May said.
A turbulent term is coming to an awkward end.
The succession race has already begun.
Mrs. May’s fall echoed another leader’s, complete with sexist overtone.
Tributes flowed from those who tried to oust her.
“I have done everything I can,” Mrs. May said.
Facing a cabinet rebellion, Theresa May announced on Friday morning her decision to leave office. She spoke briefly after meeting with Graham Brady, a powerful leader of backbench Conservative lawmakers.
Standing in front of 10 Downing Street, Mrs. May said it was in the “best interests of the country for a new prime minister” to lead Britain through the Brexit process. She announced plans to step down as the leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, with the process to replace her beginning the following week.
“I feel as certain today as I did three years ago that in a democracy, if you give people a choice you have a duty to implement what they decide. I have done my best to do that,” she added. “I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back that deal. Sadly, I have not been able to do so.”