EXPLAINED: What lies ahead for UK after Theresa May's resignation
1 / 3FILE - In this Thursday, July 26, 2007 file photo, a general view of the Houses of Parliament on the river Thames in London. British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will step down as leader of the Conservative Party on June 7, 2019 starting a process that will lead to a Conservative Party leadership contest and a new British prime minister who will lead the government during the Brexit process. answers to some questions about what this means.
The contest is officially supposed to begin around June 10, with May remaining as a caretaker prime minister while a new one is chosen, but the jockeying for position started weeks ago as May's influence ebbed. May's departure does not change the situation in the British Parliament, which remains deeply divided over what should happen next in the process to fulfill voters' wishes to leave the EU. Parliament does not support a"no deal" Brexit but its ability to stop it may well be limited if the new leader chooses that course. As things stand, Britain is scheduled to leave the EU on Oct. 31 unless it seeks an extension — and the EU unanimously agrees.
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