Mrs. May is leaving Downing Street, but not today. Facing a cabinet rebellion, Theresa May set out Friday morning a timetable for her departure from offic e.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 will remain as a lame-duck prime minister until a new leader is chosen, probably by the end of July. Sadly, I have not been able to do so.”[Read Mrs. May’s entire speech here.] Mrs. May’s voice cracked as she said she was honored to serve the country as the “second female prime minister, but certainly not the last,” and said the role had been the honor of her life.

Source: New York Times May 24, 2019 09:56 UTC