Who will be the next prime minister of Britain if Theresa May steps down? A surprise offer on Wednesday by Mrs. May to step aside if her plan for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union were approved prompted political analysts to speculate about who might replace her. If more than two candidates emerge, lawmakers vote among themselves to narrow the field and then put two candidates to a vote by all Tories. British bookmakers are already offering odds on some of the politicians they believe to be probable contenders for the job. The group highlights the deep divisions in Mrs. May’s Conservative Party: They include hard-line Brexit supporters, vocal critics of the prime minister’s approach and supporters of Mrs. May’s strategy.

Source: New York Times March 28, 2019 11:15 UTC