BREAKING: U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation.
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced her resignation, putting an end to months of speculation over her future because of her handling of Brexit.
Toward the end of her speech, May’s voice cracked and she appeared on the verge of tears, adding:"It's been the honor of my life to serve the country I love." May's authority has looked increasingly shaky in recent months. Her Brexit deal, which she spent the better part of three years negotiating and re-negotiating, has been rejected by lawmakers three times this year. She previously said she'd would resign if her Brexit deal was passed, but now she's bowing to pressure from lawmakers within her own party to resign before a deal is again put up for a vote.
This proved to be deeply unpopular with Brexit-supporting members of her own party, including MP Boris Johnson, who said on Tuesday that while he'd previously backed May's deal with"great reluctance," he couldn't support her new plan.
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