Theresa May to step down as Conservative Party leader

Written by Agriland Team

The UK Prime Minister Theresa May has today, Friday, May 24, announced that she will resign from her role as the leader of the Conservative Party.

May will step down from her position on Friday, June 7.

Mays lack of progress on delivering a workable Brexit deal has been central to her decision.

PM @Theresa_May makes a statement in Downing Street https://t.co/eg4ElQMXVR

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) May 24, 2019
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Speaking just after 10:00am this morning – outside 10 Downing Street in London – May said: “Ever since I first stepped through the door behind me as PM I have striven to make the UK work; not just for a privileged few but for everyone and to honour the result of the referendum.

I negotiated the terms of our exit [from the EU] and I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back that deal and sadly I have not been able to do so.
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Continuing her emotive speech a tearful May said: “It is now clear to me that it is in the best interest of the UK for a new prime minister to lead that effort.

“I am today announcing that I will resign as Conservative leader on Friday, June 7.”

May added that she has agreed with the party chairman that the process for electing a new leader will begin in the following week.

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[MRT]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Terri we're sorry come back!!!

 

[7610 super q]

Oh dear. What a shame. What a mess. Who's next ?

 

[DrWazzock]

So what will this achieve?

 

[ollie989898]

Goodbye England's Rose.....

 

[JP1]

So what will this achieve?

Not sure. Think that's the trouble with fixed term parliaments

 

[traineefarmer]

So what will this achieve?

Brexit?

 

[Still Farming]

Back stabbing wasters .
TM needs a medal.

 

[Bury the Trash]

Back stabbing wasters .
TM needs a medal.

Indeed, what an arduous, miserable job its been for her,to put it mildly...and from start to finish.

 

[bumkin]

by the performance of that lot in westminster i think they should all resign,to watch their behaviour over brexit make me feel ashamed, and my god who is going to replace her i shudder at the thought

 

[Bury the Trash]

by the performance of that lot in westminster i think they should all resign,to watch their behaviour over brexit make me feel ashamed, and my god who is going to replace her i shudder at the thought

how about the man who bumbles around with his dishevelled hair and his shirt tail hanging out

 

[Still Farming]

how about the man who bumbles around with his dishevelled hair and his shirt tail hanging out

Rees Mogg "played his cards", too early?

 

[bumkin]

how about the man who bumbles around with his dishevelled hair and his shirt tail hanging out

are you talking about me?

 

[Bury the Trash]

are you talking about me?

no, Boris

 

[bumkin]

no, Boris

he is a pillock first class

 

[lloyd]

They are the worst bunch of Tories for a long time.
They are lucky that Jeremy Corbyn is so unelectable .
If a new Tony Blair was heading Labour then they would walk
Over this government.

 

[DrWazzock]

Reality is whole brexit project needs scrapping. I was UKIP. I spent my own money on it. I voted for it. But I live and learn.

What's the point of continuing down a road which will lead to a worse place than we are now. Too many unresolvable problems. NI border. Trading arrangements plus a host of others.

Its a sad thing that those committed to a project become blind to its fundamental futility.

Its all emotion and dogma now. Not logic. That's the danger. Like Nazi Germany in the early 1930's. Cocooned in their own dogma. Unable to see the bigger picture.

Wheres the emergency stop button?