Theresa May says she will step down as Prime Minister on Friday 7 June, Euronews reports.
After a meeting with Graham Brady, chairman of the powerful 1922 committee, on Friday morning, the Prime Minister emerged from Number 10 to appraise media of her plans to step down after Donald Trump’s state visit.
“It’s in the best interests of the country,” she said.
She said it had been “the honour of my life” to hold the position of Prime Minister. “The second female Prime Minister, but certainly not the last.”
Amusingly, Downing Street released the Prime Minister’s statement this morning – without attaching the speech.