LONDON • Prime Minister Theresa May will resign on June 7, paving the way for a leadership contest to decide Britain's next leader. Below are members of the Conservative Party who are widely-expected to run.
BORIS JOHNSON, 54 Who could be Britain's next Prime Minister? The face of the official campaign to leave the European Union, Mr Johnson resigned as foreign minister last July in protest at Mrs May's handling of the exit negotiations. Mr Johnson set out his pitch to the membership in a speech at the party's annual conference in October, calling on the party to return to its traditional values of low tax and strong policing.
ESTHER MCVEY, 51 The pro-Brexit former television presenter, who resigned as work and pensions minister in November in protest over Mrs May's exit deal with the EU, has said she plans to run. Ms McVey told Talkradio: ''I have always said quite clearly that if I got enough support from my colleagues, yes I would . Now people have come forward and I have got that support, so I will be going forward.
RORY STEWART, 46 A former diplomat, Mr Stewart was promoted to international development secretary this month. Educated at the exclusive Eton College, Mr Stewart was first elected to Parliament in 2010 and backed remaining in the EU in the 2016 referendum. He opposes a ''no deal'' exit and has been a vocal advocate of Mrs May's deal with Brussels. ''I do want to bring this country together...
MICHAEL GOVE, 51 Mr Gove, one of the highest-profile Brexit campaigners during the 2016 referendum, has had to rebuild his Cabinet career after falling early to Mrs May in the contest to replace Mr David Cameron, who resigned the day after losing the referendum. Seen as one of the most effective members of the Cabinet in bringing forward new policies, the highenergy environment minister has become a surprise ally to Mrs May and has backed her Brexit strategy.
theresa_may Bring back Gordon Brown please.
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