Theresa May, 10 Downing Street: Britain Gets a New PM

Theresa May will be the second female British Prime Minister after Margaret Thatcher.

Theresa May is the only remaining candidate in the Tory campaign leadership after her rival Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest. (Photo: AP) 

On Monday, British Home Secretary Theresa May was confirmed as the new leader of the Conservative Party with ‘immediate effect’ and set to succeed David Cameroon as Prime Minister of Britain on Wednesday.

May is the only remaining candidate in the Tory campaign leadership after her rival Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest.

The announcement came after outgoing Prime Minister David Cameroon confirmed that May will be his successor as leader of the Conservative Party.

Cameron will offer his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.

In a brief statement outside 10 Downing Street, Cameron said Leadsom had made ‘absolutely the right decision’ to stand aside and that he was ‘delighted’ May, the Home Secretary, was to succeed him.

So Tuesday, I will chair my last cabinet meeting. On Wednesday I will attend the House of Commons for Prime Minister’s Questions. After that I expect to go to the Palace and offer my resignation.

David Cameron, Prime Minister, Britain 

Earlier in the day, Leadsom withdrew from the race to become Britain’s next Prime Minister, saying that that May is ‘ideally placed to implement Brexit on the best possible terms for the British people’

May, who supported the ‘remain’ vote during the UK referendum on its membership of the European Union will be be the second female British Prime Minister.

(With inputs from IANS)