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End of May, Britain's PM steps down as Conservative leader
Reuters ^ | 06-07-19 | Elizabeth Piper

Posted on 06/07/2019 8:34:40 AM PDT by Steve1999

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May steps down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit. May announced she would step down last month after failing to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union on time, deepening a political crisis in a divided country struggling to move on from a 2016 referendum on Brexit.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: brexit; may; uk

1 posted on 06/07/2019 8:34:40 AM PDT by Steve1999
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2 posted on 06/07/2019 8:36:11 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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LOL


3 posted on 06/07/2019 8:37:10 AM PDT by Steve1999
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She will remain however at 10 Downing St. until her replacement is selected.


4 posted on 06/07/2019 8:39:09 AM PDT by caww
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She will remain as Prime Minister until the new Conservative leader is chosen.


5 posted on 06/07/2019 8:39:16 AM PDT by FewsOrange
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I’d say she was a resounding success.

For the Globalist State.


6 posted on 06/07/2019 8:39:23 AM PDT by TADSLOS (You know why you can enjoy a day at the Zoo? Because walls work.)
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7 seconds


7 posted on 06/07/2019 8:39:40 AM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: Steve1999

She should have listened to and taken Trump’s guidance and advice.


8 posted on 06/07/2019 8:40:13 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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She should have left at the end of May.


9 posted on 06/07/2019 8:46:23 AM PDT by Cold Heart
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She will remain in her prime ministerial post only until a replacement is elected...and regardless of who becomes the next U.K. leader, it seems pretty certain they’ll be tackling the withdrawal agreement already drawn up under May. So the first issue a new prime minister has to make clear is what are they going to do with the withdrawal agreement that is there.


10 posted on 06/07/2019 8:48:12 AM PDT by caww
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May 24, 2019 shows recent pictures of some of the main contenders to replace

Theresa May:

(L-R) Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt;

Britain’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid; former leader of the House of Commons

Angela Leadsom; and former foreign secretary Boris Johnson

all pictured leaving 10 Downing Street.


11 posted on 06/07/2019 8:51:52 AM PDT by caww
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“that could see her party take a stronger stance on Brexit.”

Gee, anything but total surrender to the EU will be a stronger stance!


12 posted on 06/07/2019 9:03:32 AM PDT by oldplayer
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Conservative? Seriously???


13 posted on 06/07/2019 9:26:08 AM PDT by MGunny
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If that’s conservative, then I’m a three-eared jackass that brays in two-part harmony.


14 posted on 06/07/2019 9:53:44 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Islam, not a religion, a totalitarian political ideology aiming for world domination. -Wilders)
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Well its conservative in Britain.


15 posted on 06/07/2019 10:41:13 AM PDT by Reily
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The Tory election process will take 2 to 4 weeks. May will be acting PM until probably the 1st of August.

This will give the new Tory leader just 3 months to do something

16 posted on 06/10/2019 1:47:41 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama hated Assad as he wasn't a Muslim but an Alawite)
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