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Brexit-beaten Theresa May to quit as Conservative leader on 7 June

It was expected that May will stay on in Downing Street as caretaker Prime Minister to oversee the state visit of US President Donald Trump, planned for early June

British Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement, at Downing Street in London, Britain
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British Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement, at Downing Street in London, Britain

Agencies London
Theresa May Friday announced that she is quitting as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking a contest for Britain's new Prime Minister.

She stepped down after failing to win over her ministers with a revised strategy over her plans for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.

It is expected that May, 62, will stay on in Downing Street as caretaker Prime Minister to oversee the state visit of US President Donald Trump, planned for early June, with a new Tory leader expected to be in place by the end of July.

"Our politics may be under strain but