On May 24, British prime minister Theresa May announced her resignation as she failed to negotiate a deal for Britain’s exit from the European Union.
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She will quit as Conservative party leader on 7 June but will stay in office until a successor is found.
Mrs May - who became the UK's second female prime minister in July 2016 - had been under sustained pressure from lawmakers opposed to her Brexit plans.
Why did she resigned?
Mrs May had been struggling to get parliamentary support for the legislation needed to implement the deal she had agreed with the EU on how the UK would leave the bloc.
Her deal was rejected three times by Parliament. Efforts to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party also failed.
Recently she made another attempt to convince members of parliament (MPs) to support her EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill - by offering a vote on whether to hold a second referendum, if the bill was passed. The offer was designed to attract support from Labour MPs - but enraged many Brexit-supporting Conservatives.
Members of her cabinet began openly opposing the bill, while party members called for her to resign.
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