Theresa May made the announcement during an emotional speech outside No 10 this morning RICHARD POHLE FOR THE TIMESTheresa May called time on her ill-fated three-year attempt to deliver Brexit today by resigning and clearing the way for a new prime minister to take office by the end of July. In an emotional statement outside Downing Street just after 10am, Mrs May announced that she would step down as Conservative leader on Friday, June 7, after President Trump’s official state visit. However, she will stay on in Downing Street until a new leader is elected and may even try to pass part of her Brexit deal. She said that she had “done everything” she could to deliver Brexit but accepted that was no longer possible. “It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been…

Source: The Times May 24, 2019 09:23 UTC