UK Prime Minister Theresa May In Tears As she Resigns

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced her resignation, finally bowing to intense political pressure over the failure to deliver Brexit.

Theresa May In Tears As She Resigns As UK Prime Minister Theresa May broke into tears as she announced she will stand down as prime minister within weeks. In an emotionally-charged statement on the steps of 10 Downing Street, Ms May said she will resign as Conservative leader on June 7, but will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen. Watched by husband Philip, Ms May’s voice cracked as she said it had been

“the honour of my life” to serve as PM and she felt “enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love”.

 In an apparent warning to the Conservative Party not to pursue a no-deal Brexit after she goes, she said her successor will need to pursue compromise to find a way of delivering the result of the 2016 referendum and taking the UK out of the EU in a way that protects jobs, security and the Union