you're watching a bbc news special with me, ben brown, in downing street on a historic day — as theresa may announces she will quit as conservative leader on the 7th ofjune. our headlines: in an emotional statement, mrs may said she had "done her best" to honour the results of the eu referendum in 2016 — you're watching a bbc news and that it was a matter of "deep special with me, ben brown, regret" that she's been unable in downing street on a historic day — as theresa may announces to deliver brexit. she will quit as conservative leader on the 7th ofjune. our headlines: i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. in an emotional statement, mrs may said she had "done her best" to honour the results of the eu referendum in 2016 — and that it was a matter of "deep regret" that she's been unable to deliver brexit. i do so with no ill will, her announcement paves the way but with enormous and enduring for a contest to decide gratitude to have had a new prime minister, the opportunity to serve who will take on the job the country i love. of trying to deliver brexit.

boris johnson, andrea leadsom, esther mcvey and rory stewart have all already confirmed they will run , but dozens of other ministers are thought to be her departure paves the way for a contest to decide considering their options. a new prime minister, who will take on the timetable means theresa may the job of trying will still be in office for donald trump's state visit to deliver brexit. boris johnson, andrea leadsom, at the beginning of the month. esther mcvey and rory stewart have all already confirmed they will run, but dozens of other ministers are thought to be considering their options. coming in15 minutes coming in 15 minutes on politics live. we will have the laces reaction from our panel on theresa may's departure and he had wanting up may's departure and he had wanting up and served as about that cut an emotional theresa may has announced she will step down intending leadership contest. what as the conservative leader on friday is it me for the country? the 7th ofjune. in a statement outside number 10,

she said she would stay on as prime minister until a replacement had been found. mrs may said she had reached the decision after realising she could not get her brexit deal through parliament. and as she reached the end of her statement, mrs may was close to tears, saying thejob had been a honour to hold. here's what she had to say. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to as the conservative leader on friday hold. the second female prime the 7th ofjune. minister but certainly not the last. in a statement outside number 10, i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring she said she would stay on as prime minister gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve until a replacement had been found. the country i love. mrs may said she had reached the decision after realising she could not get her brexit deal through parliament. back in 2016, we gave

the british people a choice. against all predictions, the british people voted the prime minister talking with real to leave the european union. emotion with the the honour i had i feel as certain today as i did three years ago that in a democracy, been to be prime minister.‘ if you give people a choice, you have a duty to implement what they decide. i have done my best to do that. surprising end to that statement i negotiated the terms of our exit and a new relationship because she is not a politician with our closest neighbours that protects jobs, our being associated with emotion?” security and our union. can't recall ever seeing theresa reason my are close to tears, she has never been one of those i have done everything i can to convince mps to back that deal. politicians that wear their hearts sadly, i have not on their sleeve. she's always been been able to do so. i tried three times. buttoned up, restrained, actually quite a shy politician so to see her i believe it was right to persevere, even when the odds at very close to sort of breaking against success seemed high. down in tears, i think it houses two things. one is, she was a politician but it is now clear to me driven by public duty and that must that it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister be, for her, a sense of failure. i to lead that effort. know she pointed out things that she so i am today announcing that i will says that she has achieved but the resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday 7th overarching objective of her

june so a successor can be chosen. premiership as a brexit, that for i have agreed with the party now has failed. the second part, i chairman and the chairman of the 1922 committee do not want to underestimate the that the process for electing a new leader should begin scale of rejection for a prime in the following week. minister. it was rejection. she has i have kept her majesty the queen basically been told, we do not want fully informed of my intentions to anymore, you cannot do this. that and i will continue to serve as prime minister until is tough to stand up there and be so the process is concluded. it is and will always remain publicly rejected. how departure is a matter of deep regret to me that not nearly as brutal as many. if you i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours lose the election, the removal vans the result of the referendum. come on, you're out, goodbye. mrs may has got a bit of time. you think if you're in that situation yourself, you have your husband and to succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in yourself, you have your husband and your closest friends standing parliament where i have not. watching you, the world media in such a consensus can only be reached front of you, of course it is if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise. charge. i think for her, she generally felt that she had done everything that she could, she twisted and turned every way and i suspect many of her staff will be reading some of the tweets and m essa 9 es reading some of the tweets and messages now from the likes of boris

johnson and other brexiteers how when the prime minister got to the end of that statement, she was dignified she is and thinking, yeah, close to breaking down in tears, talking about the honour it had been right, it out to you guys this has for her to serve the country that she had love. happened. they cite all political careers end in failure but that is also this incredible phenomenon of europe consuming conservative ministers and prime minister, she is idoso i do so with no ill will budge both just the latest. every single enormous and enduring gratitude to conservative of a leader in recent history has been brought down by have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. europe. for the party, it's a visceral issue for them. it's all wrapped up in passages, country, identity, history. for many of them, our assistant political editor, norman smith, is with me. it trumps a natural patio heater which is why it is such a divisive issue because so many tories are it was quite an extraordinary moment, the prime minister with that prepared to put brexit and europe before their party so it's statement, outlining the timetable extraordinary difficult for the for her departure after so much party, that's why there is an ongoing civil war. i think what better. as we saw there, the very happens and makes the situation

final seconds, breaking down and evermore impossible to resolve is very close to tears. striking that it has spilled out of the tory because mrs may has never been in party and into our country. we are one of these politicians who tells now a profoundly divided country and you how she feels, she has always it is genuinely not easy to see how been quite a buttoned up, restrained. i think that gave us a sense may be the personal sense of you do that now. mrs may's message failure, heart mission was to was that we have to compromise but deliver brexit and it has ended in one of the things that i think failure. i think she is a politician follows from referendums is that they drive people apart. if you look who has always prided herself on a sense of public duty. there is just in scotland, you tend to be either a a harsh truth that she has been nationalist or a unionist. those that cling to the centre ground, rejected, albeit by her party and like the labour party in scotland, her cabinet, but she has been they just end like the labour party in scotland, theyjust end up being destroyed and rejected and that is difficult to take. i think for the first time referendums drive people apart, they ever we saw her close to tears, at push them into separate camps. you are forced into the conclusion that least in public. as for the the only way people come together timetable, we now know it is a again isa the only way people come together again is a time. so whoever takes pretty much as we thought. she will over from stand out order during the seventh, again is a time. so whoever takes overfrom mrs may, they again is a time. so whoever takes over from mrs may, they certainly won't have a magic wand to bring the the nominations will close in a new country together but may be that they can change the town of the week beginning june ten and then we

will have about three weeks and a conversation which would be a start because it has become so visceral. parliament for all the different it isa because it has become so visceral. it is a gargantuan task. you're candidates. there are a huge number talking about someone who cannot of potential people who seem to be only deal with the complexity of brexit, fashion a deal which they putting the names forward, i counted can get through parliament, but also up putting the names forward, i counted up to 15. we are going to have to begin the healing process of the whittle them down until we are left country. not obvious that a with just two, they have allowed himself about three weeks to do politician is around. a significant that. then there will be a month of campaigning across the country and pa rt politician is around. a significant part for of her statement was about compromise and consensus. then there will be a secret ballot, we've got some reaction with a hope that a new party leader from some of may's cabinet and prime minister it will be in place by the end ofjuly. that means and former cabinet on twitter. a possible leadership contender it is good for some people, not so the environment secretary michael gove said it was ‘a moving speech good for other people. it is good from a prime minister who deserves for the established front runners our respect and gratitude. andi for the established front runners and i would suggest, the brexiteers, because they are in the running and the former brexit secretary, ina because they are in the running and who's also expected to run to to be in a short, sharp contest dominated theresa may's successor, by brexit, that puts them in pole position. in a longer contest, other dominic raab, issues come into play and people

said she was: think, may we need something more than brexit. there is also more opportunity for the likes of boris johnson to chip and tumble. the fact they are envisaging a short contest, i would say, for that helps boris one of those people norman smith was johnson. but i guess that the talking about that the prime minister may not be to grateful calculation among party chiefs is forwards of support. that they do not want this to drag over, they want a new leader in place by the summer to give him or the international trade secretary dr her time to try and establish liam fox said the prime minister had ‘acted with dignity and honour in pursuit themselves, get a new team in place of what she believes to be in the national interest, for the party conference in october. the hallmark of her time in public if that is right and we have a new prime minister by the end ofjuly, life.‘ that only leaves three months to and responding to the prime minister's tears at the end work a way out of the eu. as all of of her speech heidi allen, who quit the party to become an independent mp with change uk this leading to a heightened over mrs may's brexit policy asked ‘why didn't possibility of a no—deal brexit?” we see that emotion more? things could have been think it absolutely is because not so different....' andrea leadsom, who only does west1 are set largely go resigned on wednesday, and who is widely expected to run to sleep in the summer, brussels for the leadership herself said certainly does. the idea you're the speech was very dignified and that it was ‘an illustration of her total commitment to country and duty. going to be able to restart she did her utmost, and i wish her all the very best‘ negotiations before you hit the buffers of late october 31 deadline,

one other bit of reaction from ruth davidson, leader of scottish i would say, looks remote. never conservative party, highlighting mind whether you can actually come what the prime minister had said up mind whether you can actually come up with some sort of compromise that about the young briton's second will magically bring everyone together, given that the female prime minister. with david parliamentary arithmetic will not sensing, as britain's second female prime minister, she has been a role change onejot. parliamentary arithmetic will not change one jot. that does markedly model for women across the uk increase the likelihood the new leader will be on tramlines heading showing there is no glass ceiling towards new deal. it will be for their ambitions. my colleague geeta guru—murthy incredibly difficult to get off, the only easy way is to go cap in hand is outside the houses of parliament. to brussels and say, look, i'm no we arejust need leader, i need a bit of time we are just gathering some reaction here. with me are three guest, lord let's not rush this, how about a few kenneth baker, former tory party more months? most people use me to hear say that brussels is fed up, chairman when margaret thatcher was not willing to give more time. i think maybe if it was a little bit forced out. lord baker, your longer, with a new leader, there was a chance of a deal, perhaps they would give us a bit more breathing thoughts on theresa may's resignation statement? it was sad space. assuming as a leader who but inevitable. from the very wa nts a space. assuming as a leader who wants a deal. thank you, norman. we beginning, she was an unfortunately

wea k beginning, she was an unfortunately weak prime minister because she did have been getting loads of reaction not have a majority in the house of commons after the election and she from conservative mps, some of theresa may's cabinet, former called. she couldn't, for example, cabinet as well. control her own cabinet, she could not dismiss cabinet ministers who disagreed with her. in the house of another possible leadership contender, the environment secretary michael gove, commons, when you do not have said it was: "a moving speech from a prime minister who deserves overall control, dissident groups "our respect and gratitude. "thank you @theresa—may" grow. both aleve and remain the former brexit secretary, dissident groups made her life very who's expected to run to to be theresa may's successor, dominic raab, said she was dignified difficult. the new leader will have the same problem but i think the new as ever: "@theresa—may showed her integrity. "she remains a dedicated public servant, patriot "and loyal conservative." leader will have to ensure that britain doesn't leave the eu on the sist britain doesn't leave the eu on the 31st of october, that is what the tory party will expect. he has to win back from nigel farage all those conservative voters that voted the international trade ssecretary, dr liam fox, said differently. you say he because all the prime minister had: "acted with dignity and honour in pursuit the money is on the borisjohnson. of what she believes to be in the national interest, would you support a borisjohnson the hallmark of her time in public premiership? let's see what the life." ma nifestos premiership? let's see what the manifestos are. you would be a very popular candidate but it has to got lots of people saying that she acted to bea popular candidate but it has to got to be a prime minister that actually with great honour and dignity. capable of delivering, that is the

test. theresa may said she was the and responding to the prime minister's tears at the end of her speech second female prime minister, she heidi allen, who quit the party was emotional, the first time we to become an independent mp have seen her like that? it is with change uk over mrs may's brexit clearly a emotional time for her, policy, asked: "why didn't we see that emotion more? she had resisted pressure to go, to "things could have an incredible degree that she has been so different...." come on this long. what i found there is a flavour of the twitter interesting about her statement was reaction. now to get the thoughts of that she listed her achievements in office foot. for me, they are rachel silvestre of times. what is incredibly thin. she will be remembered as the prime minister your overriding thoughts now that that he found it relevant how to the prime minister has finally compromise and build consensus in succumbing to all that overwhelming pressure to step down? today, there the house of commons. lord baker talked about her not having think majority but she lost that, didn't isa human she? she took a gamble, what two pressure to step down? today, there is a human reaction of her tears, her emotion, it is a very sad moment general election, and loss. i think for her. there is a sense of she will be remembered as the prime compassion about that. i think the minister who just couldn't deliver problem is, looking back, she made brexit but also didn't achieve very so many you, both political and much in office, her premiership personal, it is. but at the very completely consumed by brexit. no beginning, they allow me to use way that theresa may has handled brexit has been seen by many as today of compromise and consensus, that wasn't there until very utterly damaging, she wasn't the

recently. she started off all guns right person at the right time. hard blazing with very tough red lines. premiership has been an abject failure. it is always a brutal she talked about citizens of the moment to watch a prime minister world, citizens of nowhere. if announcing their resignation. you anything, the real biggest flaw in have to be inhuman to not feel a pang of compassion for her. the her was i think she increased the reality is that she has humility divisions in the country, rather than trying to heal them. the really this country and failed to deliver big challenge for the next leader is ona this country and failed to deliver on a key thing that she had to do, to try and overcome the divisions delivering brexit. iwas on a key thing that she had to do, delivering brexit. i was struck that and bring the back together. but in her statement, she talked about the value of compromise but it it is when they should try to go for compromise, bringing in the labour a precisely her determination to party, she got nowhere. i'm a mac compromise that led to her downfall, that was too little too late. she ironically. has to be prepared to had gone to the labour party at the push ray no—deal brexit be where she beginning, maybe it would have got wa nts to nowhere, maybe it would have stood a push ray no—deal brexit be where she wants to be, which is number ten.” better chance. i spoke to a person don't think that because i generally don't think that because i generally involved in these negotiations who said that when she announced those don't think that parliament would her get don't think that parliament would hergeta don't think that parliament would her get a no—deal brexit through talks, they hadn't even been parliament. i think all focus will consulted, about potential terms, move to what is next after this. the areas, what compromises will be stop tricky thing is that the tory party in at the end, she did not will have to spend the next few compromise about herself on the weeks of trying to select a new customs union. i think she wanted to talk about that at the end but by

leader, nothing will happen on the the end of my she had used up all brexit, none of the parliamentary arithmetic changes. there are still her political capital and each side had become entrenched in their and incredibly delighted comments, different camps so that brexiteers no majority for anything had ended up in a position of constructive. i suspect ever even wanting only no—deal and that the borisjohnson is the next prime previous reminders were growing minister, theresa may talked about increasingly towards a second compromise going forward, the next referendum. she herself, using the tory prime minister will have a job on their hands as well.” language of no—deal being better than a bad deal, had put out there tory prime minister will have a job on their hands as well. i wouldn't theresa may for lacking compromise, that any compromise was betrayal. the brexiteers don't accept compromise, and the reminders don't let's go to westminster and talk to accept compromise. that is the difficulty of politics at the conservative mp. what are your moment, a great difference in thoughts now that the pm has finally passions and ideals. europe is a lwa ys gone? i want to put it on the record passions and ideals. europe is always been a bermuda triangle for my gratitude to the prime minister. the conservative party, you disappear into it without trace. how he cut the cost of living might does a borisjohnson get anything raise their national living wage, through the commons? without a created millions ofjobs, she cut majority, will he be forced to call our deficit and she did a lot of an election which risks a common good things for our country that you government for conservatives like wishes to thank her for. she is a you, ora

government for conservatives like you, or a second referendum which most people in the house do not public servant devoted to duty, she want. i do not think there is a has protected our nhs will have an majority in the house of commons for extra £20 billion going towards it, a second referendum, i don't think which will be welcomed by minds of they will do that whatever happens. people across the country. do you the labour party will like it because he is a reminder. i don't think she has been shabbily treated by some elements of her party?” think this passivity is a general election either. that is the think it's a very difficult situation since we lost the 2017 election, although we had the highest popular vote, there was no political reality. i think whoever leads the conservative party will majority in parliament. brexit has have to commit themselves to leaving been impossible to deliver. and we on the 31st of october. we had match have not been able to unite the the 29th we had april 12, no more. i party or the country on it, and i think it was inevitable but she did think, quite frankly, europe will a lot of good things as well. as i wa nt think, quite frankly, europe will want us to go. the european say, she is devoted to public service and duty, she is a good elections yesterday will change europe fundamentally. we have been women, i think we saw that on the negotiating with the old europe and steps of downing street. most centralise control from brussels. but people who got elected is the importantly, she has said time and time again that our party must be day, the populist movement, are not that way at all. they will be the party of socialjustice, the party that addresses burning social starting to influence the attitudes of europe. do you think that nigel injustice and helps those who are

struggling orjust farage is a force that side of injustice and helps those who are struggling or just about injustice and helps those who are struggling orjust about managing. that is vital for whoever becomes politics that can be stopped now the new conservative leader.m it's unleashed given that brexit looks far from it's unleashed given that brexit looks farfrom being resolved it's unleashed given that brexit looks far from being resolved and those conservative and labour have seen a hammering in support.” that is vital for whoever becomes those conservative and labour have seen a hammering in support. i think the new conservative leader. it has very difficult. both parties have a been a momentous, historic day at downing street, theresa may view to nigel farage and what they announcing that she will step down can do to stop the meteoric rise we on friday during the seventh as a have seen in recent weeks of the leader of conservative party. there brexit party. the problem is that will be a new prime minister here in nigel farage is there on the sidelines with his betrayal downing street. now, politics lie. narrative, whatever happens next, if there was another referendum, a compromise brexit, soft, hard brexit, a tory pm got that through so i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and there were huge economic and unionist party on friday 7th june so a successor can be chosen. consequences, and there were huge economic consequences, which all the that was theresa may announcing she production side, whatever happens, nigel farage will be standing there was standing down as leader of her saying that the country has been party, paving the way for the a betrayed. i think that he is quite difficult to stop in at the here and contest for a new leader. it is now. conservative leadership races friday, it is me?

are very now. conservative leadership races are very unpredictable. if not boris, who is more likely to lead the tories now? i think that possibly, dominic raab has a very good chance precisely because of the threat of the exit party. he will probably commit to a no—deal brexit which will spike the guns of some of the right—wing critics. which will spike the guns of some of the right-wing critics. thank you joining me as claire fox, guarding all very much indeed. a flavour of commoners, owen jones, the action, much more on twitter. joining me as claire fox, guarding commoners, owenjones, the former conservative cabinet minister, ken clarke. today, there may has said it isa clarke. today, there may has said it is a matter of deep regret that she you are talking about nigel could not deliver brexit. after a huge backlash from a party to her nigel farage umpire: game, set and match, reaction to what the prime minister latest book brexit plan, she said an that was them here in downing street a short time ago. emotional goodbye to downing street. he said, it is difficult to not feel i will shortly leave the job that i for theresa may but she politically been that the honour of my life to misjudged the mood of the country and her party. also saying that two hold. i do so with no ill will but

tory leaders have gone whose instincts were pro—eu, either the with a enormous gratitude to have party learned that lesson or it dies. that is what nigel farage has had serve the country that i love. been saying. let's have another listen to the prime minister's sophie, your reaction? for me, when statement,. she came out from number ten into downing st into a pool of sunlight, stood at the lectern i heard it, i initially thoughti behind me i do now is the timetable d efy i heard it, i initially thoughti defy anyone to not feel anything for for her departure from, as she her. i don't think her crying is a a described it, the job for her departure from, as she described it, thejob that for her departure from, as she described it, the job that she for her departure from, as she described it, thejob that she has loved and been the greatest honour sign of weakness. i think it's a of her life. back in 2016, we gave the british people a choice. very human and normal reaction for against all predictions, the british people voted to leave the european union. how to react like that at this time. i feel as certain today as i did three years ago that in a democracy, it's amazing, it's the first time if you give people a choice, you have a duty to implement that she has allowed her emotions to what they decide. show, just for a moment. i was i have done my best to do that. saying that the huge wave of sympathy for her amongst the general i negotiated the terms of our exit public, she has been cruelly and a new relationship with our closest neighbours that treated. we have had three months of protects jobs, our security and our union. a botched assassination which has

finally succeeded. nobody having a i have done everything i can clue what they actually intend to to convince mps to back that deal. do, instead of her. i think she has sadly, i have not been honest and conscientious. she been able to do so. has made lots of mistakes, i don't agree with everything she had done i tried three times. i believe it was right but it's a very sad end and lord knows where we go from here.” to persevere, even when the odds against success seemed high. but it is now clear to me but it's a very sad end and lord knows where we go from here. i think the people that she has cruelly that it is in the best treated, if any sympathy is to be interests of the country for a new prime minister expended today, it is to be for the to lead that effort. windrush britons who because of her we re windrush britons who because of her were denied medical care, deported to their own country. it should be so i am today announcing that i will the children driven to poverty at resign as leader of the conservative the children driven to poverty at the fastest rate since 1988. the and unionist party on friday 7th june so a successor can be chosen. disabled people having their i have agreed with the party benefits stripped away. it should be the people driven to food banks chairman and the chairman of the 1922 committee because of her policies. i wish we that the process for electing would spend far more time in an a new leader should begin in the following week. i have kept her majesty the queen immediate discussing, rather than fully informed of my intentions and i will continue to serve expending sympathy on the powerful, as prime minister until he will live comfortable lies until the process is concluded. the day they die rather than people driven into hardship, insecurity, it is and will always remain

and misery. she is the only... she a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver is one of many architects, this is a brexit. it will be for my successor to seek tea m a way forward that honours is one of many architects, this is a team effort by a conservative party, which over the last decade, it has the result of the referendum. to succeed, he or she will have plunged britain into the worst to find consensus in parliament where i have not. turmoil in peacetime. for that, i think she and her colleagues will be done by history. i think there's a such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise. sense that we have waited a long time for it. i haven't detected kids point about there being a lot of sympathy in the country. everyone is human. i'm making the point that she were at the prime minister got to the end of that statement, she was has been in power for a long time close to breaking down in tears, andl talking about the honour it had been has been in power for a long time and i think she embodies the technocratic rulers of this country. for her to serve the country that she had love. her interpretation, just to refer to so theresa may has revealed her timetable for departure — windrush, her interpretation for after almost three years people who voted for the referendum as prime minister. was that they are all races and will bring ina was that they are all races and will bring in a hostile environment to she announced that she will stop there were a number of things like that that actually insulted the

resign in two weeks — public. we are being unfairly on 7th june. because the only consistency in a a leadership contest will begin the following week and mrs may will remain theresa may's was her scapegoating as prime minister until her and animosity toward migrants. it successor is chosen. was long before brexit that she sent which means we could see liz go home vans around mixed a new prime minister communities are made up lies about in number 10 byjuly. not being able to deport illegal let's speak to joey jones, migrants because of cats. that is former spokesperson for theresa may, the only consistency in her career. who's in our london newsroom. migrants because they had cats. let me invite laura kuenssberg onto the set because that was a very emotional, tearfulfarewell. set because that was a very emotional, tearful farewell. we you know theresa may well, what set because that was a very emotional, tearfulfarewell. we have the reaction from our guests, talk would have been going through her us through what happened? theresa mind as she prepared to make that historic statement here in downing may has announced she will stand down as the tory leader onjune street? i think she will have been trying to block out the noise and seven. then next monday, june ten kept focused on the task at hand, the tory leadership contest will not think too much about the begin officially, although everybody magnitude of it. to be honest, had here and i'm sure most of our viewers know there has been a shadow she done that, all the emotion that contest going on for the very long we had sore well up so powerfully at time. in the last ten minutes the the end of the speech would have tory party has confirmed they believe they can get the contest counted in upon her. on a human

level, i myself was a bit done by the end of the parliamentary apprehensive ahead of the speech, session, so by the summer. by the knowing that she has broken down, end ofjuly, some date around the her voice has given way certain big zist end ofjuly, some date around the 21st 22nd, if they can stick to that moments in the past. at a human timetable we will have a new prime minister. it's a huge day. i'm sure level, a relief that she has managed some of theresa may's team will be to get through that. and in the frustrated that people will fixate final moment of the speech, there on whether or not she will cry, i was a flash of defiance and steel imagine she herself is a female where she talked about the fact she politician will also be frustrated was the second woman prime minister about people talking about her tears i would not be the last. she also or not but this is a huge day for said that she bore no ill will as the country, a prime minister who has had a crushing inevitability or she left thejob said that she bore no ill will as she left the job that she loved. but this departure hanging over herfor a long time but it's a big and i think, obviously, she left the job that she loved. but ithink, obviously, everyone watching will remember how the important moment. do you think it's been rather a long time coming, that emotionjust became watching will remember how the emotion just became uncontrollable for her, just showing how much this there have been many points where means for her. a women and a prime people thought she should have gone? certainly, and that is long before they were organised a tense, the minister and a politician not vote of confidence she survived normally associated with emotion, organised by her own party backbenchers to try to get rid of maybe like margaret thatcher wasn't her. what keeps coming back to my associated with emotion until we saw mind this morning is after the

tea rs associated with emotion until we saw tears from her as she was leaving general election which was a downing street. i think it's a bit disastrous campaign led by her when different with theresa may, the she lost the majority they had, on human frailty is always quite that day, a former minister said to evident. even when she came into me from now on me and six of my friends can stop anything happening, office as prime minister, the fact can create any kind of trouble and that she is plainly awkward, quite that's basically what we've seen day shy, sort of gauche, finds it by day, week by week, small groups, difficult in sums so—so situations notably over brexit but notjust, and situations where you might small tribes of rival factions of expect an all—powerful prime minister to prosper was part of her mps, notjust opposition parties but appeal. it was so very difficult to small groups whether ardent remain supporters or brexiteers have been david cameron, the smooth, former pr able to disrupt and degrade the man, is in any situation that came authority of the prime minister over before her i didn't sunlight is time and she's not had the ability quite appealing. so there has always to stop them or overpower them and been an airof there will be, perhaps as ken clarke quite appealing. so there has always been an air of warm ability and agility that many people are not the country have warm to. the problem suggests, what's a public sympathy but this administration has made was after the general election did lots and lots of mistakes. pressure not go the way she wanted, you has been growing over the last few weren't able to combine that cut me andi weren't able to combine that cut me and i bleed to humanity, if you weeks particularly the last few days, andrea leadsom resigned, but like, with power. and without the

power, they fail to just became let's look at some of the tweets in wea kness power, they fail to just became weakness and that is obviously what response. has corroded her second period, if you like, in downing street post election. i would also say that was i think we have all been busy. the period where she started talking about compromise. as your previous panel was saying, compromise wasn't really leeward that passed her lips are very really leeward that passed her lips are very often in the first month where she wanted to bulldoze and what is interesting of course as bludgeon through a brexit deal. it they are all after herjob. of was only when she had to reach out course they are. they have just to others and try to model together taken their hands off the knife. a coalition that she recognised the whatever prime minister you see depart from office when you are in need for compromise, not right at downing street you are always the start. i suppose it's true to reminded by how brittle our system is, we make people face up to their own failings in front of the nation say that she has been driven out by and the removal van is round the the party, held backbenchers, her back but there's always this cabinet, by the party around the outpouring of alleged respect for people who have been part of their country in a way. will she be undoing. that's the pattern we bitter, angry, about that? according a lwa ys undoing. that's the pattern we always see and you are right, those

people who you have been courting, many of them want herjob. it's also to her own words, two daesh alize with no ill will. at times worth noting that what's changed in past few months, the frustration and the last few days is that cabinet the anger had bubbled to the surface was no longer willing to support quite regularly. i would imagine her. why? it's worth noting this was that as she looks back in the months the first time number ten was asking ahead, she will feel that it is not cabinet ministers to vote for just her who bears the brunt of legislation that could enable playing for the disaster that has another referendum and a closer confronted as i can continues to customs relationship than the tories had so far accepted. voting for that confound westminster politics. i asa had so far accepted. voting for that as a government minister of course would say that there is one thing would have been hobbling their that she may be able to look forward leadership ambitions perhaps. that's to, it's a pretty poor directory compared to the ones that she would not the reason theresa may has ended have hoped for, but she may be able up not the reason theresa may has ended up falling, this has been a slow to console herself that six months moving car crash but on time. down the line, it may be a year, one talking of cars we can see pictures of those members of the awkward of her departing downing street. she squad, one of those people who have goes back to your constituency. been a font on her side, might be in viewers might be thinking why now, this has been a mess for such a long time, it was the compromise she was herjob and finding it every bit as trying to put forward to get opposition parties on board.” difficult as she did. she would be trying to put forward to get opposition parties on board. i also think that may be the european

entitled, in that context, to say i elections which should never have told you so. but that is not what happened is of high no moment. it's she wished for, far from it. how been extraordinary on the streets andl been extraordinary on the streets and i only say that because i think will she be remembered quite? you could not underestimate what it must feel like if you are in the will she be remembered is conservative party and you've got she wished for, far from it. how will she be remembered is the brexit prime minister who failed to achieve conservative party and you've got conservative party and you've got conservative party chair people and brexit? i suspect she will be all the rest of it seeing i am voting brexit party. there are tory remembered as a valid beleaguered figure who was unable to shake mps, all sorts of people who have forces who might have been too big said you've not delivered on the one forces who might have been too big for her, nearly four in a madhouse. thing she said which run not true is i think what we're looking at any i have done my best to deliver post—brexit referendum dynamic, over brexit. the country are going know you haven't and that's the whole the past few months, it has looked point. that point about seeking a is actually bigger than compromise. we will talk about that personalities. her plan has run into ina compromise. we will talk about that in a moment. am i pre-empting? can i the ground, let's see if she was say quickly? she said, the audacity right, let somebody have a go now. of that given her failure given that thank you forjoining us. she did not live up to her international obligations on refugees living here but she was a well, it was three years ago that prime minister who said over and theresa may became british over again that no deal is better than a good deal, she hyped up... no prime minister, and for many

the only surprise was she lasted as long as she did. deal is better than a bad deal. the once a reluctant supporter of eu lancashire house speech was a membership, she won the top job serious mistake. her mistake was to in the turmoil that followed the 2016 brexit vote. try to find a compromise which would vicki young looks back. keep the conservative party together. she kept trying to get a majority in the house of commons based on the conservative party and the dup. that's not possible. there is no such thing as a conservative theresa may rose to the top job policy on europe and there is no at one of the most turbulent periods such thing as a labour party policy in british political history. on the other side. the only majority after the uk's vote to leave the european union, david cameron dramatically designed, you can produce for any kind of and extraordinary infighting amongst progress and agreement is on a other leadership contenders left the path clear for mrs may to become cross—party basis. she might even have got her bill through if she the country's second female prime minister. pursued it with more labour mp's had as we leave the european union, been prepared to vote for it. than we will forge a bold new positive right—wing conservatives were going role for ourselves in the world. to oppose it. having presented the bill as lotto said it split the and we will make britain party to some extent, it was then a country that works notjust for a privileged few, what propelled what has now but for every one of us. unfolded. you knew there were during her first months as prime minister, she was under

constant pressure to lay people, the hardcore brexiteers, out her approach to people, the hardcore brexiteers, people who agree with the brexit brexit negotiations, but refused to give much away. brexit means brexit and we are going party, theyjust want no agreement. to make a success of it. so long as they block everything becoming prime minister had been then they think eventually the a long held ambition. europeans tired of us. we will come the daughter of a vicar, theresa brasier, as she then was, to more of this in a moment. laura, was mainly state—educated before you go, how will her in oxfordshire before studying geography at oxford university. in her third year she met her premiership bejudged? in a before you go, how will her premiership be judged? in a funny way it will depend what happens with future husband, philip. her successor. that might sound silly but if you said you were writing theresa may the chapter today you would see goodness me this after graduating, mrs may has been a terrible failure. other went to work in the city but she saw her future in politics. she became a councillor prime minister you had onejob to do in south london and after standing and didn't do it. and has left the for parliament twice, she was elected the mp for maidenhead in 1997. the conservative party party she cares about deeply which at westminster was dominated by men but theresa may dared is why she focused almost purely on to flaunt her feminine side with a love of fashion a tory compromise until the last and a flamboyant taste in shoes couple of months, she's left the which fascinated photographers. party ina couple of months, she's left the party in a worse state than it was after the referendum which is the absolute opposite of what she tried as party chairman, she made the case to achieve. however, it's possible for conservative modernisation, telling her party some hard truths we are entering a period of such during their years in opposition. instability, potentially then with

our base is too narrow, no deal being on the table, and so occasionally are our sympathies. potentially people already talking you know what some people call us? about two elections next year, if the nasty party. the next premier cannot put a majority together, its possible in the longer term her time in office when david cameron became prime minister, he unexpectedly promoted theresa may might be remembered actually as to home secretary in the coalition government with the liberal democrats. well, somebody who tried to get a despite failing to bring net migration down to the conservative's compromise before there was an target of the tens of thousands, she was the longest serving enormous huge mess. who knows? home secretary of modern times. journalism is the first draft of but as prime minister, she faced history. i am going to let laura go. an even tougher challenge — steering the uk and her party through brexit. she triggered article 50, just on that, ken clarkepoint was critical, she tried to negotiate a the formal notification telling deal within the conservative party, brussels that britain that what she would have done is gone to would be leaving the eu. the house of commons as a whole is a and then this most cautious cross—party basis to make a of politicians became one of compromise, not at the very, very westminster‘s biggest risk—ta kers. since i became prime minister i have la st said there should be no compromise, not at the very, very last minute after she failed... we election until 2020. will turn to this. the eurosceptics but now i have now concluded that the only way to guarantee certainty and stability would have taken out at that point for the years ahead is to hold this if she did that. thank you very much election and seek your support for the decisions i must take. laura, you like the rest of us have mrs may said she had called the general election to strengthen her hand in the brexit a busy day ahead. let me return to

negotiations, but her the moment and the feeling by some huge gamble backfired. people that she was hounded out of office, do you agree?” she lost the conservatives their majority, only hanging on to power through a deal people that she was hounded out of office, do you agree? i think to a certain extent. i would put the blame on the gentlemen that's just with the dup. joining us at the moment in not her political misjudgment left her weakened. her attempts to reassert her voting... that is eurosceptic tory authority didn't always go according to plan. mp mark francois. good afternoon to her message during this important you too. are new leader will come conference speech was lost amid a catalogue of interruptions, a prankster, a faulty set, m, and a persistent cough. you too. are new leader will come in, he orshe you too. are new leader will come in, he or she will go to the european parliament and try to get a better deal and i don't think it'll happen. parliament will not allow no she coughs. excuse me! deal through so i don't see where we after months of negotiations are going. i don't see in voting with brussels, mrs may down her deal where you think that's agreed a withdrawal deal, but the compromise to avoid border going to end up. welcome to the checks on the island of ireland wasn't one many in her party, or her partners in government, programme, did you hand her out of the dup, could accept. office? many people will feel you and some of your colleagues dead.” the ayes to the right, 202. the noes to the left, 432. don't think we did. i'm afraid this was self—inflicted in the end. i

think a lot of conservatives the straw that broke the camels back was that was an historic when she entered into negotiations defeat in the commons, and mps voted against it twice more. withjeremy mrs may was forced to ask the eu when she entered into negotiations with jeremy corbyn and come up with for a delay to brexit. her last throw of the dice a marxist, our ideological opponent. was to appeal to labour. you had tried to get rid of her weeks of talks got nowhere before that. i cannot be but she went ahead with a promise to mps that they could decide hypocritical, i called for her to whether to hold a second referendum. resign over a year ago but i think it was too much for many conservatives. they watched as nigel farage's for a lot of other conservatives my new brexit party surged perception is the thing that really, in popularity and finally really, did it. it was when she moved against her. started negotiating with a marxist. theresa may never wanted brexit a lot of people would see you voting against her deal stopped delivering to define her time in office, brexit and i think it's true to see if the tories did not deliver on but the momentous decision to leave the european union was the backdrop brexit you open the door to a to everything her government did. marxist. hang on, i have to respond she was praised for her tenacity, and sense of duty in the face to that. the reason we voted against of so many setbacks. the deal is it does represent but critics said she lacked vision and regarded brexit as a damage brexit. it's a 585 page treaty, when limitation exercise. you read it it does not take us out once more, the issue of europe has ended the career of a conservative leader. of the european union. the customs vicki young, bbc news, westminster. union is not being, a customs union means you are effectively still in

the eu so the reason we voted against it was because it wasn't brexit and it would not have honoured the result of the referendum. we have a reaction from arlene you have to decide if leaving the foster, leader of the democratic unionists, the party that has been european union means we follow wta rules, 20% tariffs on steel exports, propping up mrs may's government. she says... 10% on exports to europe on cars, and huge tariffs about agricultural products and that is no part of the referendum deal. i think the public would settle for leaving the political union. i regret that. leaving that on one side. that's not what the commons bill said last night. the idea that what we want to see is thousands of customs officers, lorry parks at europe. it is absolute nonsense. it is a big, big step to cease to be a member of so plenty of tributes coming in for the european union. our businesses, the prime minister. a lot of our jobs. ..

the european union. our businesses, ourjobs. .. let the european union. our businesses, ourjobs... let mark the european union. our businesses, ourjobs. .. let mark respond. the european union. our businesses, ourjobs... let mark respond. it's the european union. our businesses, opponents as well paying tribute to ourjobs. .. let mark respond. it's a step that is big but british people voted for it. no one said we would her sense of honour and duty. a have trade barriers with europe. no short while ago, i spoke to the deal is not the desired end state conservative mp garethjohnson, who resigned the government whip earlier and let me quickly say why. we don't this year at protest of the primers to's brexit deal. wa nt and let me quickly say why. we don't want to end up finally with no deal and stay there. what we want is a free trade arrangement which they offered us a while ago. so we can i think there's still scope for whoever comes in to renegotiate with trade with low or no tariffs with our eu partners, a sort of super canada and that is the desired end state, not no deal. the one thing i the european union i think the eu feel is that i really do think will look afresh at whoever comes in parliament have got to stop talking to each other and look beyond and renegotiate the deal that i and most of my colleagues want to see. themselves, because this kind of row we have to live with or without a is not what anyone is having. as you deal, that's what must happen at the very latest by the 31st of october. have pointed out, theyjust want to leave the european union and they once that's done, the country can are prepared to go for a no deal then move on from something that has leave. and you have no policy on any been hanging over us for a long of the details. ken, don't insult time. that was gareth johnson, and me. but you don't. nigel said you don't. the other thing i said that early i spoke to conservative mp and

member of the brexit select committee, peter bone. is important is the notion of a she's done on the right decision compromise and somehow you are an given the circumstances. extremist if you don't go for a it is a sad day for the prime compromise, this was not a minister but i don't think compromise, this was not a compromise deal. it was a vicious there was any other option. i always campaigned to change treaty that tie this into a lot of her policy on the eu. compromise in the public know that. when she wasn't prepared to do so, i think it was a right that she had we are going to hearfrom compromise in the public know that. we are going to hear from theresa may injust a moment to leave as prime minister and leader of the we are going to hear from theresa may in just a moment talking about compromise. she made it central in conservative party. her statement there on the steps of downing street, but just her statement there on the steps of downing street, butjust to clear up something for us, mark, there were she said that she had done everything she could to implement brexit, reports in the chamber during prime and that's true, isn't it? ministers questions this week you she tried and tried again. we re ministers questions this week you were making signs of sort of throat slitting in relation to theresa i'm going to have to disagree with that. may's premiership being over. did she could have been a national hero. you do that? what i meant was it was if she had kept to her word when she said we would leave all over. you could see and sense in the european union on the the chamber that her authority was 29th of march, i think she said that draining away and when we had the 108 times in the house of commons. statement on the deal, on the big, if she left with no—deal bold offer, most tory mps left. they on the 29th of march, and it was her decision didn't stage a walk—out, theyjust alone not to do that, she would have delivered the brexit quietly left and there was that that everyone voted for. very, very powerful photograph i she chose not to do that think in the evening standard later and i think, from that point on, that afternoon of her selling this

it was inevitable that she would not deal to a virtually empty house of commons. but is that appropriate, in terms of the tone of the debate? serve for much longer. it's disgraceful. the violent imagery about theresa may talk of lu cy‘s imagery about theresa may talk of lucy's or her being stabbed and peter bone with his thoughts on the bleeding to death, george osborne primers to's departure. let's get himself talking about chopping her up himself talking about chopping her up and putting her in freezers. the the thoughts of two correspondence. way your site has spoken and i have no sympathy for theresa may is a prime minister, but the level of were you surprised? yellow talk i misogyny, just quickly, i have a think this has been the inevitability of what was going to prediction about mark francois, i happen this week pretty much from have a vision of the future of mark when we saw that bold offer start to disintegrate. this was very much the francois are great bass boot stamping on our face final throw of the dice, when it francois are great bass boot stamping on ourface for all eternity, but his faction... so much became apparent that it was scenting the numbers in the wrong direction, it became very clear to many that it a compromise. his faction will be in the ascendancy and in a few months wasn't going to be long before the whoever becomes prime minister, prime minister announced her borisjohnson in all likelihood, he departure, particular that russia will not be able to negotiate the coming from the 1922 committee, who pure brexit you so desire. i'm going had numerous meetings to decide they to stop this here. wait for the we re had numerous meetings to decide they were going to change the rules and force her hands. what was the

tipping point is that pressure over results on the european elections on sunday and monday.” the edge in the end? that speech the results on the european elections on sunday and monday. i will stop here because we are going to listen to theresa may on the discussion on prime minister gave a few days ago, compromise. it is and will always which seems like a lifetime ago, when she announced her final exit remaina compromise. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver offering including the possibility brexit. it will be for my successor offering including the possibility ofa offering including the possibility of a vote and customs union. that was her final effort, but by trying to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. to to reach out to the labour party, she actually pushed her own party succeed, he or she will have to find too far. those conservatives who consensus in parliament where i have don't want a second referendum or a not. such a consensus can only be customs union, they went to mrs may and said, you can't do this. the reached if those on all sides of the debate are willing to compromise. anger she created it really did it for her, and there was a lot of trust broken, people in the cabinet let's talk to nicky morgan, senior conservative mp. that's impossible. felt mrs may had gone against what we have the two wings of the party she had told them by putting it so here, mark francois and kenneth clarke and neither are prepared or clearly in her speech and the is prepared, i should say, to legislation. we know sajid javid and compromise, so that's not going to jeremy hunt both went to see mrs may happen, is it? i don't want to and said you cannot bend their spell second—guess my colleagues but a lot forward and if you cannot, then the of people in the conservative party time is up. so that you cannot bring absolutely do want to compromise and we have seen, back injanuary a this bill forward. is at the classic

motion that did go through the house of the men in grey suits coming to and we also had the indicative boat wheel away at the prime minister? process and i think it an important word to use. it is a sad day for what is interesting is that each of theresa may and this is a job she the cabinet and 1922 committee were has wanted for a long time and has looking to each other to wield the beenin final knife. i think it was has wanted for a long time and has been in parliament for 22 years and absolutely did her best to try and impactful what happened yesterday find a way through brexit and it is with the health secretary and the home secretary both going in and a big regret and it is one for us saying it's time to go. white has that she has not been able to do that she has not been able to do that but i think it is right that we precipitated today's announcement is do have new leadership. who should that she was going to meet graham brady again. there was a strong that be? who can unite the party in possibility they were going to the spirit of compromise you talked finally change the rules and it was about? well, let's see who is going really her jumping before finally change the rules and it was really herjumping before she was to stand, let's see what their burst. what about the statement pitches are. we know some of the people who are going to stand. well, itself, very emotional at the end. a lot of people saying it should had we don't know all of the people who shown a motion earlier on in her will stand and the one thing ken premiership she may have made more clarke himself has said about any friends? whatever you say about tory leadership contest is that the theresa may, she has clearly done front runner never ends up the what she thinks is in the national person who actually gets elected and there will be all sorts of people interest. you can see in her face who say they will stand and then and her words earlier today that she don't, and vice versa so i think really has tried her best, doing rather than pushing people into

what she thinks is the best way to backing certain individuals or get brexit delivered. but there was ruling them out before the contest the change of a silver sword about has started, i hope my colleagues her words on the need to compromise, will take the time to about what because she knows whoever comes they colleagues have plans for the after her will be a hard line brexit way forward to try and find an and that person will struggle just agreement because i think most of us as much as she did to get brexit and through the house of commons. she's and most conservative mps want to seen compromise is a good thing and find an agreement that enables us to the fact is, her party hasn't leave the european union but mitigate the damage, and compromised and the fact they weren't willing to accept this particularly does not undermine any compromise package shows that whoever is the next occupant or more than it has, our record on the training street will have a greater economy. how clear does the new leader have to be clear about their challenge than mrs may. which begs support or not for no deal?” the question who is going to be the leader have to be clear about their support or not for no deal? i think they have to be very clear about next occu pa nt that because for a number of us and the question who is going to be the next occupant of this house behind iam us? that is the big question. we that because for a number of us and i am co—chairing the one nation caucus of conservative mps where there are a variety of views. i know there are numerous candidates setting themselves up to run in this think for a lot of us, somebody who race. at the last count, there were up race. at the last count, there were up to 20 potential runners in this actually wants a no—deal brexit and thinks it's the right deal, they contest. everyone is talking about borisjohnson, of course, it was only a week ago we saw the polling done amongst the grassroots members would struggle to get support from a

lot of people in the party. no deal have suggested boris was way out in front amongst those grassroots members. but we had to go through is not an end state and market himself says he wants there to be the parliamentary stages that first, which involves a series of knockout rounds, usually two week until we free trade deal with the eu, that is the problem is that we are arguing get to those final two. if he gets about only phase one and we have to this final two, most people whole of phase two and the accept that boris johnson is towering above any other rival in relationship on that to come. but terms of his support amongst borisjohnson relationship on that to come. but boris johnson and dominic relationship on that to come. but conservative party members. but the borisjohnson and dominic rob have made it clear that they would be question is, will he get there? happy, relaxed to pursue no deal in there is order talk about stop boris the event of not getting an campaigns, particularly among agreement in parliament, so could conservative mps who fear he would you support those two candidates on that basis? well, i personally don't undo some of the work done in scotla nd undo some of the work done in scotland over the independence referendum and late in the snp. wa nt that basis? well, i personally don't want there to be a no deal outcome there will be efforts to try and to brexit but i will not sit here stop them reaching that stage. but is it borisjohnson's to lose? today on a day for appreciating theresa may's service as a dedicated absolutely, the greatest enemy to borisjohnson becoming prime public servant about thinking about minister is borisjohnson. he has a what is right for the country and history of gaffes and missteps, looking back to 2016, he was the favourite then and tripped himself up that means the conservative have to favourite then and tripped himself up within days of the contest carry on as a governing party so i

won't say that this person or that beginning. what we do know from past person, but i think undoubtedly leadership contest, the favourite very rarely wins. this is going to getting brexit resolved has got to be very quick, probably, we don't be the first issue, the first know exact timetable yet, mrs may will resign on the 7th ofjune and question on all conservative mps will resign on the 7th ofjune and will be a big push to get this whole lips as we are quizzing the thing done by the middle ofjuly, leadership candidates. does the next because time is of the essence. the leadership candidates. does the next leader have to make clear that they next brexit deadline is october the would rule out a further extension to this process? not for me, because sist, next brexit deadline is october the 315t, and the idea of the conservative party having a long contest that might be seen as at the end of the day i would rather self—indulgent, there will be pushed get the right withdrawal deal with the eu. this is a two sided back against that. had such a short contest is very good for boris, negotiation and we don't know what because he will come in on his unity the eu's position on a further message and he is going to try and extension will be. we now know the do compromise in the way that mrs timetable for the leadership contest may suggested. but how that will will be. the recess intojuly, that work in reality, i don't know, because in regards to brexit, it is doesn't leave us long before the the same fundamental things, there extension ends on the 31st october is no majority in parliament, the eu so need to get on with this and what doesn't want to renegotiate and we are going to do now is what we parliament doesn't want a no deal. didn't do and should have done in it all points to a general election. 2016, which is to have a proper but to set point to heighten leadership contest involving the

possibility of a no—deal brexit, if someone like what dominic rob or members of the party and allowing the candidates are set out their stalls about how they will go borisjohnson someone like what dominic rob or boris johnson take over, someone like what dominic rob or borisjohnson take over, with a forward. i think it is a lot of happy little leaf without a deal?” ideas are not tested in the crucible of the press and party on public opinion, it made it harderfor don't think anyone is going to stand theresa may as the winner in that that mandate, but from what i'm time to have her brexit agenda kind gathering, people will say the of already thought through, and i preferred option is to leave with a deal, but ultimately we cannot get a think that is why this couple of deal, but ultimately we cannot get a deal that will get through the house weeks is really important for all of of commons, the no deal is the default option. and it's not that those who want to stand for the leadership and people will make long until that october deadline theirjudgment on the basis of the where we again either need to seek a stores they set out. briefly, is the withdrawal agreement build dead?” longer transition and a longer think probably in its current form. extension of article 50, or we again there are elements of it, of course, face ourselves on that cliff edge that will have to come back of the scenario where we leave without a implementation period, the amount of deal. thank you very much. more now money being paid, the issue of eu citizens' rights but inevitably there are other parts of it where from my colleague who is just candidates will have to probably rejig it in order to get an outside the houses of parliament, agreement and get the bill through just on the road at westminster. i parliament because we need to have that come what may. the default

am on college green where a number of journalists and am on college green where a number ofjournalists and crews have position is that we can leave on the gathered, this is a big moment. the 3ist position is that we can leave on the 315t of october. we don't need withdrawal agreement to withdraw. we announcement of a new departure from downing street is always emotional leave on the 315t of october but we and turbulence, as it comes, of tell the eu before then what we want course, at a key crossroads, isa tell the eu before then what we want is a free trade deal. we want to politically in the uk. i'm joined by start negotiating that now and we two gu ests, politically in the uk. i'm joined by two guests, the brexit commissioning could use the eu canadian deal editorfor two guests, the brexit commissioning editor for the telegraph, and this they've agreed to as a model. they man who used to work for theresa may won't do that until they agree to a and communications. watching that divorce settlement. they might not statement first of all from theresa wa nt divorce settlement. they might not want to but they cannot stop us may, her voice broke at the end, leaving. that would leave us with no what is she going to be remembered deal. you enter an open period where for? i thought it was very sad for a you will try to negotiate number of reasons, to see it come to something... the world changes on an end in the way it did. the monday. on monday, the world statement was very dignified, and it changes, because when they announced is sad that it was necessary for her the results of the european to go with this particular moment. parliament elections we are in a new people often say that the maybot political paradigms in this country. and does that change it? what does it change? we know that we what doesn't display any emotion, i never saw that in my time with her. can might have a mad result tomorrow will stop you mean a democratic you give us an example of her result. it's something people have

emotion? there are loads, when she voted for, ken. it has an underlying was with grenfell survivors in the sense of a rejection of the two church in that difficult week, she major parties in the state they are was supporting them, hugging them, in and it's a vote either for hardline brexit or for no brexit or talking to them. the idea that she a soft brexit. it's a choice by the people. it is not going to be was incompatible to be a human being settled, it's an expression of anger rather than a referendum. and empathise with people is settled, it's an expression of anger ratherthan a referendum. if settled, it's an expression of anger rather than a referendum. if we're going back to what we are talking rubbish. what is your response? you about, what exactly are we going to cu re by about, what exactly are we going to cure by having a new leader, it's the first thing understand is that have to feel for her when her voice mark and the hardline right—wing cracking, just as david cameron's brexiteers are in a minority in the did, on pretty much the same lines conservative party. nicky morgan, is about loving her country. clearly, far more representative of the the options were closing off and majority of conservative mps. mark tory colleagues were despairing of and his followers... they are in a herdire tory colleagues were despairing of her dire straits tory colleagues were despairing of herdire straits and tory colleagues were despairing of her dire straits and offence. she was drawn on by duty and duty alone tiny minority. i'm going to go to to persist for the last few weeks owen. you are sitting next to the and now she has to bow to the inevitable. this time, she may future of your party. this ascendancy has the wind, this preside over a orderly succession to faction has the wind in their cells. a prime minister who can bring back this faction in the party has little the fight for brexit and against future. what will happen is two

jeremy corbyn. is boris a shoe in? candidates will be put to a tory grassroots and they have been the telegraph paper backing him, how massively infiltrated by people used many members does he have in the to bea massively infiltrated by people used to be a member of ukip and both of those candidates will compete in a dutch auction of who can be most bag? he is safely out france, but extreme and big up no deal and whoever comes out as most extreme will win. that is the future of your i'm fudging the figures because it party. would you rather have the isa i'm fudging the figures because it is a schrodinger's cat level because nice moderates in momentum there? no—one knows how it might go. we are it's fascinating you had to go about dealing with the most duplicitous the kind of language used but you're electorate in westminster, namely the tory electorate charming effectively accusing people who want to do what we decided to do three parliamentary party. there will be a years ago to happen now of being extremist. i'm talking about mark lot trying out their options are francois, not the voters. mark francois, not the voters. mark francois does not speak for many back it like jacob rees—mogg, he voters. let me speak. i thinki will give the erg stamp of approval, speak for the more than you do. and many in the erg firm will be going with mr mogg and at the same mark, please. despite the excitement time, gavin williamson, the former of the interparty fighting going on defence secretary, sacked by theresa here, everybody has got to remember may, it seems like he's having to the electorate, the voters. the press the flesh for boris. if you vote rs the electorate, the voters. the voters feel utterly in despair about wa nt press the flesh for boris. if you want to look for a machiavellian

both political parties and they are plot there, it is perhaps an attentive revenge to make the man not seeing things as extreme mark that theresa may fears most prime francois over there, even now you minister. if theresa may does lose toa minister. if theresa may does lose are talking about it without any to a brexiteer who goes for a wto reference to the fact that what we exit, if that is possible, if the decided to do was to leave and the house of commons allows that, that isa house of commons allows that, that is a complete failure of everything she's tried to achieve, trying to parliament won't let asleep. and keep the conservatives together? thatis parliament won't let asleep. and that is a disaster for democracy. we she's tried to achieve, trying to keep the conservatives together7m isa have bigger problems. we will come keep the conservatives together7m is a failure to get a deal by exiting a wto terms, and boris to what the brexit party may or may johnson has a just and in the past not do beyond these elections, but that a deal is what we need in order nicky, just finally, listening to to be properly. i think any leader the debate in the studio and your two colleagues, are you sure you can who makes it a central plank to find anybody who can unite these two leave on wto terms faces a difficult functions? -- factions. there will time when they get in. a lot of mps be somebody there. who has not would find it difficult to support. appeared yet? there will be somebody so the noise i hearfrom boris who will fight a way through. i johnson is that he would like a won't second guess, but can i pick up deal, but it would have to be won't second guess, but can i pick up on one thing about mark said negotiated very quickly, given the about not wanting an agreement. there are eu citizens in this october deadline. what about the country who have lived here for

yea rs country who have lived here for years and years and years and some centrist grouping of mps, amber of them were denied the ability to rudd, jeremy hunt, sajid javid, what vote on yesterday's elections. we will need, at the minimum, an agreement to sort out their rights. are their chances like? and how likely is it you feel that boris these people are feeling very johnson wouldn't get through to the final two? i don't uncertain. so including why owen johnson wouldn't get through to the finaltwo? i don't know. ifeelthat we depend on the length of the jones has a view on the conservative campaign itself. you can see how certain people would be more happy party leadership of any expertise, i if the campaign were very short and have no idea at all. and actually it was more of a coronation. so all of us need to think about what is right to give those people living let's see. the overtures are happening and that has been barely in this country are many others the certainty and dignity. nicky, thank below the surface this week a sharp you. i hope the leadership contest campaign. but there are plenty can be dignified too. that might be people in the conservative party who wishful thinking. but thank you, do not want to see a wto exit made a nikki. central plank of policy or boris mark, who are you going to back?” johnson lead it. finally, is it have not decided. but robert halfon said on the today programme three weeks ago, he said when we get there boris johnson's to it will be like the chariot race johnson lead it. finally, is it borisjohnson's to lose, who and from ben hart with a cast of what might stop him? if there is a thousands. we will have 15 or 16 longer leadership contest, the people, i've not taken a decision, momentum might train itself away, so

there are rumours steve baker may what favours him is if it is short and quick, because it will go with run and if he does i would be tempted to vote for him because like the favourites, the best person to beat borisjohnson me he opposed the withdrawal agreement all the way through, boris the favourites, the best person to beat boris johnson —— the favourites, the best person to beat borisjohnson —— best person to and dom folded on meaningful vote beat borisjohnson —— best person to beat jeremy corbyn, boris johnson. three but steve did not. are they thank you very much. still in your site has potential leadership? i've not decided. does more reaction now as we talk to mark the next leader have to see clearly francois, conservative mp, prominent brexiteer as well. thank you for they would be happy to pursue no joining us. you've been trying to deal eventually? the next leader get rid of the prime ministerfor needs to weigh out to the party and ages, you must be delighted?” the country, what is their strategy get rid of the prime ministerfor ages, you must be delighted? i don't know if is the right word in the for leaving the european union be it with no deal or a free trade agreement or some modification of circumstances, but it's true, i have the withdrawal agreement, my point been calling for her to resign for a is, whoever wins has to come up with long while because, unfortunately, a clear plan that everyone from she was trying to impose it with politicians to the man on the agreement on the house of commons clapham on the bus can understand and follow and get by. this is what that, in effect, which mean we remained in the european union. so frustrates me about this leadership that would have betrayed the spirit the referendum, so i felt she had to election contest, there is no chat

go andi about tax, the encroaching nanny the referendum, so i felt she had to go and i think a lot of my collea g u es go and i think a lot of my colleagues of sense for a long while state, the drugs epidemic, the nhs. this was inevitable. now we finally no policy on anything. it'sjust come to that point. have you got brexit and it's boring and sad that the only discussion we are having at anything good to say about her the only discussion we are having at the moment is... i have sympathy premiership? i can't be a hypocrite. with that, we've got a bit of time now so hopefully candidates can lay i never thought she was a great out their own personal manifesto prime minister. in the end, i'm which will be about more, i agree it cannotjust be which will be about more, i agree it cannot just be about which will be about more, i agree it cannotjust be about brexit but afraid, she lost, as we clearly saw, equally we cannot ignore it. i'm she lost the support of her members going to say goodbye to mark, ijust of parliament and many members of wa nt to going to say goodbye to mark, ijust want to get from ken clarke, who her cabinets, and she certainly lost will you back? i've not made my mind the support of conservative members in the country. i think probably, up. between? everyone is obsessed with personalities because it's when history looks back, entering easier than complicated issues. i into talks withjeremy corbyn, a think each of the candidates has to marxist, i think for many a nswer think each of the candidates has to answer the question how are you conservatives, was the final straw. going to actually take us out or it's sad that it's come to this, but brexit? what agreement are you u nfortu nately, it's sad that it's come to this, but unfortunately, she didn't listen to people, she wouldn't take advice, so proposing that you can get a majority for in the house of commons which you can negotiate with the u nfortu nately, people, she wouldn't take advice, so unfortunately, the dancing queen has

rest of the european union that make met her waterloo. how long have you sense? is boris johnson a suitable been thinking of that line? anyway, thank you. do you feel a measure of candidate? you are trying to get me to have a go at personalities. these sympathy, mark francois, when she are big questions people will want was close to tears at the end of her a nswe rs are big questions people will want a nswers to. are big questions people will want answers to. you will have to set out address, when she announced her what his policy is, at the moment i timetable for departure? it was am mystified as to what boris's clearly a n timetable for departure? it was views are on europe. dominic raab clearly an extremely emotional moments, it must have, in fairness, has got into tax, offering 1p off been extremely difficult for her to the standard rate, no doubt one of deliver that speech. as a the standard rate, no doubt one of the others will offer tuppence. politician, we all have to deliver going back to where i am, their speeches, but that is in a category of its own. of course, it was prime minister has to live in the real world , prime minister has to live in the real world, a parliamentary majority foran real world, a parliamentary majority for an agreement that's been reached with the other members of the extremely difficult for her, but i european union that does not damage think now, what we have to do, is to our economy and gets us at the look to the future, and we need to beginning of a sensible future begin the process of electing the relationship. a question to you, new leader, who i believe certainly owenjones, mark, thank you. does bea new leader, who i believe certainly be a brexiteer, although it remains the next leader have to go to the to be seen which one, and hopefully country to seek a fresh mandate? a prime minister who's committed to leaving the european union who will yes, i'm to respond directly to

lead us out of the eu. on the result nicky morgan asking what on earth does owenjones nicky morgan asking what on earth does owen jones sticking nicky morgan asking what on earth does owenjones sticking his beak in of the vote of 17.4 million people. the tory leadership contest, the winner will be my prime minister. the very point of what we will have —— on the results. of the vote of 17.4 million people. -- on the results. which one would you vote for? i generally haven't now is the rump membership, a tiny, shrivelled base of the conservative decided. it will be a brexiteer. if party who are unrepresentative of the country as a whole are about to someone like steve baker were to run, i might be attracted to vote select the nations next prime minister over which people like for steve. remember, like me, he myself and millions of people have no say. in a time of turmoil like we continued to vote against the have now where there is no majority withdrawal agreement, even on so—called meaningful vote three. for anything and we are, as you say, the oxygen has been sucked out of boris folded, dom folded, steve all the issues we should be talking didn't. i'm not sure if he is going about, the nhs, tax, jobs, you name to run or not, but i would be it, we need a national people's vote if you like on the future of the probably tempted to vote for steve government and that's a general baker. we were talking to steve election and that is what the next baker. we were talking to steve bakeran hourago, and he said he was thinking seriously about prime minister must do. it's true running. could you really imagine the next leader will be chosen by a fairly small number of people. they steve baker, to be honest, a man who not many in the country have even are, because a lot of people have heard of, being the prime minister cut up their membership cards of the united kingdom? well, not because they are not happy to be pa rt because they are not happy to be part of the party anymore. that

that many people had heard of david makes it difficult in terms of a cameron before it he became prime fresh mandate but how do you get general election? one thing i do minister. he came out of the middle agree with is the public rage at the ranks, get this a barnstorming speech at the tory party conference whole thing. you have angry when everyone thought it was david davis' to lose. became the prime leaver's, angry remainer's,, angry minister and, davis' to lose. became the prime ministerand, personally, davis' to lose. became the prime minister and, personally, while he's had as critics, having worked for people in the middle. which is why him,i had as critics, having worked for him, i thought cameron was quite a the party are no closer to reaching good prime minister. very good to the party are no closer to reaching the conclusion which parliament talk to you, thank you for your reflects. having a general election thoughts and being with us. we talk in the middle of this turmoil, like to one of your colleagues now, the conservative leadership election is by no means certain of producing andrew bridgen mp, what's your any solution. i suspect both big reaction to theresa may's statement? parties would do badly, you'd have more small parties, an uncertain i think everyone knew it was coming. government and all the rest of it. we have a responsibility to reach a in the end, a very dignified speech solution to this quickly because by the prime minister, clearly in the public interest for her to already it's doing terrible damage. i don't think it's a problem to be announce her departure. obviously, salt and managed to get onto the very emotional at the end. the most real issue of politics but one thing i would like to reassure you as the difficult speech any prime minister will ever have to give. we did see a anchor has changed and it's become

positive. that's an important thing which has ironically happened in the little bit of the personal side la st which has ironically happened in the last few weeks, there was a theresa may. perhaps people might have wa nted theresa may. perhaps people might festering fury and frustration at have wanted to see a bit more of that what she was in office. she parliament and a real feeling of talked a lot about the need for being sold out and ignored and not compromise now. what would you like listened to. now there is a much to see happen in the party, who would you like to see take over as more optimistic, exciting atmosphere. i am more optimistic, exciting atmosphere. lam not more optimistic, exciting atmosphere. i am not saying more optimistic, exciting atmosphere. lam not saying it's party leader and prime minister? going to be, it's not all because of the brexit party but one of the things the european elections have let's be clear, you can't compromise allowed these people to have a very ona binary measured and interesting let's be clear, you can't compromise on a binary decision. parliament conversation about new democratic give the decision to the british solution is... has it been measured? people on whether we remain or the the tone has not been very measured. three european union. 1.3 million this is the difference between vote majority for leaving the official campaigns and when you go european union. that you're either to talk to people. i have been in or out, and that was the problem utterly inspired by talking to of with the withdrawal agreement is. it all ages people who say let's change wasn't going to get us out of the european union, it was actually politics then, things are on the move and if you look around europe, staying in agreements and ultimately, trying to push that around the world you will see through for the fourth time with the established mainstream parties are withdrawal agreement bill brought collapsing. i don't think the two main parties are doing very well at the prime minister down. i would the moment with the public and i

like to see a brexiteer in as prime think we can see a big shake—up of minister. the fight for the heart politics and i bring on a general and soul of the conservative party election for me because i would love sta nce and soul of the conservative party to have that. they talk over each stance now. there are no more vicious personal attacks than in a other are very eloquent version of conservative party leadership election. they often turn into the standard anti—elite populism circular firing election. they often turn into which is sweeping across europe. circularfiring squads, election. they often turn into they talk over each other” circular firing squads, and we have to ensure we don't end up with a nun from the outer hebrides leading us because they are the only one left which is sweeping across europe. they talk over each other i had no answer from nigel virage about our standing afterwards. thank you for future relationship with the rest of your time. we go to brussels now, the world and the european union in particular they talk over each other where adam fleming has been gathering reaction to the momentous we discussed the talking over at the beginning of the show and i'm not news we have had here in downing going to stand for it. can i put the street. we have had the briefing curious irony of this position, we had a referendum that my site lost from the eu commission, they have about parliamentary sovereignty. a year after that referendum the british people elected mps, the contracted theresa may on being a majority of whom don't support the brexit she wants and now she's good negotiating partner and sets trying to override the will of the we re good negotiating partner and sets were so concerned , good negotiating partner and sets were so concerned, nothing has changed. theresa may will still be people in that general election by

prime ministerfor quite referring to the results of changed. theresa may will still be prime minister for quite some time, because it will take some time to elections to the european parliament she does not even support. so many find her replacement, and that replacement may take some time to come up with a position about what they want to do and then they may labour voters voted for your party because of the manifesto and you come here to try and renegotiate. have absolutely, utterly sold them when you asked people about whether anything is up for negotiation, they out. where is the hard brexit in the say no, the deal is the deal and thatis say no, the deal is the deal and that is the one on the table and labour manifesto? your manifesto was they will be no changes to it as far get out of the european union. where as the eu's concerned. certainly not is the heart brexit in the labour to the divorce bit at a brexiteer, ma nifesto ? the withdrawal agreement, which is the heart brexit in the labour manifesto? you are insulting... contains the northern irish bank there is no such thing as heart stock. is where i'm set for ages, brexit, there is leaving the the only room for manoeuvre is on european union. that's enough. the only room for manoeuvre is on the other documents, the political that's enough. we'll lose the declaration, which caters at the audience when it gets too noisy. we future relationship. that was order written in a way to offer a large spectrum of potential outcomes, from are going to return to the issue of basic free trade agreements, just a leadership, are you going to run?” relationship, up to a closer think this time i will give it a relationship, up to a closer relationship, if that is what the uk mess! i will be in the minority of wa nts to relationship, if that is what the uk wants to pursue. in terms of mps not putting forward my name. you leaders, a few statements from people, which i'm surprised about, could be fourth time lucky!” because i thought they would want to mps not putting forward my name. you could be fourth time lucky! i don't

keep quiet. man u micron saying think the situation is tempting at the moment and there has to be at there was important that there were least one conservative mp who does not run. i am genuinely waiting to swift clarification about what the uk wants. emmanuel macron saying find one of the candidates who can explain to me how he or she proposes that. it is important for the uk to to get us in a sensible, grown—up reach a settled position. leo way, to a brexit, i have compromised varadkar, one word from him, saying he had forged a close, personal relationship with theresa may and he sadly, i am way, to a brexit, i have compromised sadly, lam prepared was exceptionally grateful that the way, to a brexit, i have compromised sadly, i am prepared to see us going but i want is a sensible arrangement uk and ireland have agreed that, no for the future. let's hear from one matter what happens with the brexit of the potential contenders who was negotiation and the deal, lots of asked about this very issue and things will still be preserved whether he is running, liam fox. between the relationship between northern ireland and ireland. stranger things have happened but not much. if you decide not to run charles michel, the prime minister do you know who you might throw your hat behind? it seems it's quicker at of belgium saying he wants to thank the moment to count the people who herfor her contribution are not intending to run than the of belgium saying he wants to thank her for her contribution and that an orderly brexit remains a priority. people who are. i wait and see which of my colleagues put themselves and very similarfrom mark orderly brexit remains a priority. and very similar from mark rutte, the dutch prime minister, saying forward. i don't think we'll be of that he spoke to theresa may talent. what do you make of that? i personally, thanks her for

think he's quite entitled to weigh that he spoke to theresa may personally, thanks herfor her... said that he respected her and up think he's quite entitled to weigh up his chances, he's not quite ruled thanked her, reinforcing that idea himself out. at the moment he is that the agreement on the table now is the only way to guarantee an rather amongst the hardline brexiteers, he slightly behind the other three have got in first. let's orderly, none—chaotic departure from the eu. thank you for that, adam. return to the european elections, though i'm not sure we ever left, they actually happened yesterday, we that is the latest relax and won't get the results until sunday night and into monday. i think many brussels. as europe and the whole of people agree that the tone wasn't the united kingdom digest the news that theresa may is stepping down. very pleasant. look at this. she set out here in downing street earlier on this morning at the lecture and a timetable for her departure, meaning she will resign complete failure. rhythm. as the leader of the conservative party on friday, during the seventh, and will pave the way for a leadership contest within the traitor! traitor! you are a traitor. conservative party. many people already talking about the possible runners and riders in that contest. but the prime minister was emotional campaigning fora as she talks about the great honour traitor! traitor! you are a traitor. campaigning for a second referendum it had been to serve her country, outside a brexit party rally and the country she loves, as prime before that nigel farage being so

minister. she was close to tears at the very end of her statement. this pretty milkshake, is this worse than has been a special coverage of that prime ministerial announcement from previous european elections? european elections, certainly, they have been calm in the past. any here in downing street. you're watching bbc news. we're going to elections? they are particularly vivid scenes, such as the social tension in the country i think one pose from reassuring thing, thinking of all the dramatic political developments now and take a look at british society is we've not had the latest weather forecast. violence. in most societies this would have led to actual violence by good morning, slight changes in the now. these are extremist crackpots weather through the bank holiday throwing things at each other, from weekend. for this morning, both sides. but the bulk of the weather through the bank holiday weekend. forthis morning, largely dry and sunny, the bright lights of the uk on the satellite image they public i still believe are utterly are, but out towards the atlantic, this mass of cloud as a weather system that will move in. more cloud detached from that kind of thing. there is a great mass of the public across scotland and northern ireland who are angry we've not sorted it today, and in western areas of out but want it sorted out in a sensible fashion. that means england and wales. some showers down something we can live with. in our to south wales, the west midlands and the west country, still quite future role with the world and our trade with europe in particular and warm across eastern areas. up to 22

the rest of the world.” trade with europe in particular and the rest of the world. i think there isa degrees. in the far north, stole the rest of the world. i think there is a strong argument to say throwing milkshakes at people like tommy cool degrees. in the far north, stole cool, around 11. through to night, robinson and carol benjamin is comic satire in a way and it makes him losing the game was across the look ridiculous because they are in south, most of us dry, varying my opinion those characters are amounts of cloud, this finger of ridiculous and vile characters. i think nigel farage is a different rain pushing into northern ireland. quite a mild nights, temperatures are no lower than 7 degrees. into case. i wanted to ask you, own, what the weekend, there will be sunshine, are your views on milkshakes and do rain, mainly in the north and west, you differ between tommy robinson getting one and someone like fermi especially on sunday, turning cooler into bank holiday monday. this saturday, dry to start, plenty of getting one and someone like fermi getting one? i was abused at the same rally. nowi sunny spells, i think. then the getting one? i was abused at the same rally. now ijust taking being cloud increasing across scotland and abused by fire right thugs in the northern ireland with the rain moving in. that will gradually street. let him respond. trafalgar spread into the far north west of england too. but showers down to the square i had far right extremist south east of england, they could be heavy, but generally speaking it for chanting jonesy as a home or as they england and wales, it is dry, we re chanting jonesy as a home or as they were spitting at me and trying to punch me. ed miliband had eggs temperatures getting up into the low thrown at him on a tv interview and

20s. the weather system will continue to move southeastwards into he laughed about it, brushed it off, there was no national debate about sunday. heavy rain across northern how awful and thuggish that was. i and western areas throughout sunday, think when someone like nigel farage gradually spreading into the south east, but as it does so, it will says he is going to don khaki and break up into more showery rain. pick upa says he is going to don khaki and pick up a rifle and go to the front sunshine on sunday, though, lines if his former brexit is not especially as the rain a closer way delivered, when he said days after in northern england, wales and northern ireland. maximum still into the assassination, the killing ofjo cox, that brexit was won without a the low 20s across the south east, shot fired, his hatred against but chilly in scotland, 11 degrees minorities... first of all you are here. this is bank holiday monday, a mixture of bright and sunny spells stamping all over mark francois's and scattered showers moving face in the programme, you said through. many places probably that. it was a metaphor, these are staying dry through much of the day on bank holiday monday, but a bit metaphors. i was quoting george chillier. around nine celsius in orwell. i understand metaphor. one aberdeen, and in london this 00:58:48,119 --> 2147483052:06:09,821 temperatures go into high teens. by 2147483052:06:09,821 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 by. of the worst things in this campaign has been a systematic attempt by the conservatives and in fact the labour party have laid on this especially in the north—west to describe the brexit party as far right, fascist

and mingling tommy robinson and the brexit party. you don't think that creates tension for ordinary people hundreds of thousands of them? it's a disgraceful slur, disgusting. we are out of the programme and this is the day that theresa may standing down as conservative leader to find a successor.

it's over. in two weeks' time theresa may will resign as leader of the conservative party. in a statement delivered outside number ten, mrs may said she would remain in downing street until a new leader is elected in july. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver brexit. it will be for my successor to seek a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. her voice cracking with emotion

as she said she left with no ill will and enormous gratitude. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to hold. the second female prime minister, but certainly not the last.