May sole contender for PM post |
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom abruptly withdrew from the contest to succeed David Cameron as Britain`s prime minister on July 11, leaving her rival Theresa May as the only candidate..Leadsom emerged as a prominent voice in the successful campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. Leadsom said she was pulling out of the race because a nine-week leadership campaign was highly undesirable at such a critical time. She acknowledged that May had secured overwhelming backing in a vote of Conservative members of parliament last week. She added strong leadership is needed urgently to begin the work of withdrawing from the European Union. May, 59, who has served as interior minister for the past six years, is now set to become Britain`s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher. May favoured the "Remain" side during last month`s referendum campaign. But she repeated her new mantra that "Brexit means Brexit", saying there could be no second referendum and no attempt to rejoin the EU by the back door.
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