The resignation will signal the formal start of a leadership contest during which May would remain as caretaker prime minister. PHOTO | MARK DUFFY | UK PARLIAMENT | AFPELUSIVEThe battered PM's short but dramatic tenure is ending after her legacy-defining battle to win parliamentary approval for her Brexit deal proved too elusive. The Conservative leader won praise for her determination and ability to survive what often felt like a three-year political crisis since the referendum vote. The two never had children and May devoted herself to a life of public service that saw her become Conservative Party chairwoman in 2002. Despite having campaigned to stay in the EU, May embraced the cause with the mantra "Brexit means Brexit".

Source: Daily Nation May 24, 2019 09:17 UTC