Following the resignation of the UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron after the country voted out of the European Nations, the Junior Energy minister, Andrea Leadsom has agreed to step down in the race to become leader of the British Conservative Party.
According to Andrea Leadsom: “The best interests of our country inspired me to stand for our leadership. I believe in leaving the EU a bright future awaits. The referendum result represented a clear desire for change. A nine-week leadership campaign at such a critical point for our country is highly undesirable.”
He continued: “The interests of our country are best served by the immediate appointment of a strong and well-supported Prime Minister.
“I am therefore withdrawing from the leadership election and I wish Theresa May the very greatest success. I assure her of my full support.”
Standing on protocol of the Britain’s Parliamentary system, this means that whoever becomes the leader of the ruling Conservative Party will become Prime Minister of the nation.
The number of contenders for the position has therefore thinned down with the Home Secretary, Theresa May running unopposed.
This will make her the second female Prime Minister in Britain’s history, the first being the late “Iron Lady” Dame Margaret Thatcher, who was in office from 1975 to 1979.