Theresa May set to become UK's new Prime Minister as Cameron officially resigns

British Prime Minister, David Cameron and Theresa May poised to become the next Prime Minister on Wednesday

 

Theresa May is set to become the UK's next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron looks set to be after PM's questions on Wednesday.

Mrs May, 59, who backed staying in the EU, has been home secretary since 2010. Mrs Leadsom, who campaigned to leave the EU, said the UK needed "strong and stable government" and that Mrs May was "ideally placed" to implement Brexit.

A statement is expected from its chairman, Graham Brady, at about 17:00 BST.

Mrs May is also expected to make a public statement, at about 18:00 BST, according to BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith.

In a speech earlier on Monday setting out her leadership campaign platform, Mrs May - who rejected the argument that the next leader and prime minister had to have been someone on the winning side of the EU referendum - said: "Brexit means Brexit and we're going to make a success of it."

Source - BBC