is cooler reach 21 degrees but there is cooler and fresher air coming behind the rain from the north—west. that is how we end up on bank holiday monday. still showers, how we end up on bank holiday monday. stillshowers, may be how we end up on bank holiday monday. still showers, may be some longer spells of rain. the wettest weather in northern parts of the uk, probably dry for the most part in the south—east but temperatures dropping away. 13 in the central ever since i first stepped through the door behind me belt of scotland and the high in the as prime minister, i have striven south—east of england on back, they to make the united kingdom monday of 18 degrees. a country that works notjust for a privileged few, but for everyone. thank you very much. and to honour the result of the eu referendum. back in 2016, we gave let's return to our main story the british people a choice. against all predictions, and ben is in downing street. the british people voted to leave the european union. thank you. i feel as certain today as i did theresa may has been the mp three years ago that in a democracy, for the berkshire market town of maidenhead for more if you give people a choice, than two decades. you have a duty to implement our correspondent duncan kennedy has what they decide. been hearing what her constituents i have done my best to do that. thought of her resignation i negotiated the terms of our exit announcement, and their views and a new relationship with our closest neighbours that on the extraordinary difficulties protects jobs, our security and our union. i have done everything i can she faced in office. to convince mps to back that deal. sadly, i have not from brexit to berkshire. the prime been able to do so. minister headed from downing street

to home to contemplate the end of a i tried three times. political career that had ta ken to home to contemplate the end of a political career that had taken her to the highest of offices and the i believe it was right to persevere, even when the odds against success seemed high. most difficult of endings. in nearby maidenhead, we broke the news to her but it is now clear to me constituents. theresa may has just that it is in the best announced she is resigning and will interests of the country be living on june for a new prime minister announced she is resigning and will be living onjune the 7th. to lead that effort. announced she is resigning and will be living on june the 7th. i'm gutted, actually. lovely lady. just so i am today announcing that i will resign as leader of the conservative and unionist party on friday 7th think it's very harsh for her, she june so a successor can be chosen. was never going to do it and they i have agreed with the party we re was never going to do it and they were all against her. very hard. she chairman and the chairman isa were all against her. very hard. she is a darn good constituency mp. i of the 1922 committee that the process for electing a new leader should begin will be sad to see her go, very sad. in the following week. with a majority of more than 26,000, i have kept her majesty the queen fully informed of my intentions mrs may's supporters could not get and i will continue to serve as prime minister until enough of their popular constituency the process is concluded. mp but the one goal of brexit eluded her. it should have been sorted, it is and will always remain this business, it puts people under a lot of pressure, everyone all over a matter of deep regret to me that the world she's put under pressure i have not been able to deliver brexit. because she should have resigned it will be for my successor to seek

ages ago. mrs may's vision of a way forward that honours the result of the referendum. leaving the eu was repeatedly blurred by party and opposition to succeed, he or she will have to find consensus in resista nce blurred by party and opposition resistance but those who know her parliament where i have not. well here saying she had been given an impossible task. it was a huge such a consensus can only be reached if those on all sides of the debate change. we have been in europe for are willing to compromise. 40 change. we have been in europe for a0 yea rs, change. we have been in europe for a0 years, huge arguments when we went in, labourdidn‘t a0 years, huge arguments when we went in, labour didn't want to go in and now they don't want to come out and now they don't want to come out andi and now they don't want to come out and i don't know where anybody is. it is right across all the parties. for many years, the great humanitarian sir nicholas winton, who saved the lives of hundreds theresa may will stay on as the of children by arranging their evacuation from nazi local mp but she has said she has occupied czechoslovakia through the kindertransport, failed to deliver what she most wa nted failed to deliver what she most was my constituent in maidenhead. wanted and she knows that the job of at another time of political achieving that will be a legacy left controversy a few years before his death, he took me to one to someone else. duncan kennedy, bbc side at a local event news, in berkshire. and gave me a piece of advice. he said, never forget that back with me is our assistant compromise is not a dirty word. life depends on compromise. political editor norman smith. he was right. two questions i suppose that are inexorably linked. what next for the conservative party and what next for the country? for the conservative party, obviously they enter a sort of wacky races style leadership

contest with around a dozen different candidates, everyone it seems but mutley! for the country, in some ways nothing much has as we strive to find the compromises changed. we still have a deadlocked we need in our politics, whether to deliver brexit or restore parliament, the parliamentary arithmetic has not changed, still devolved government in northern ireland, we must remember what brought us here. the same old arguments, the same because the referendum was notjust site on the opposite side of the a call for us to leave the eu, but for profound change in our country. a call to make the united kingdom table their withdrawal agreement. the hope has to be that a new leader a country that truly works for everyone. i am proud of the progress we have can inject new momentum, new ideas, made over the last three years. new direction to a sort of break the we have completed the work that david cameron and logjam. if not, and the odds are the deficit is almost eliminated. our national debt is falling stacked against the new leader, then and we are bringing an end to austerity. we are heading towards 0ctober my focus has been on ensuring stacked against the new leader, then that the good jobs of the future we are heading towards october 31 and there are basicallyjust two will be created in communities avenues. 0ne and there are basicallyjust two avenues. one is we get them without across the whole country, notjust having resolved it and we have to go to the eu and say, please, sir, can in london and the south—east, we have a bit more time, again? if through our modern industrial strategy. we have helped more people than ever we have a bit more time, again? if we don't do that, or they say no, enjoy the security of a job. we are building more homes then increasingly, the only other and helping first—time buyers outcome is we leave without any onto the housing ladder so young agreement and i would say the stakes people can enjoy the opportunities

their parents did. of no deal are incrementally and and we are protecting the environment, eliminating plastic remorselessly going up and up and waste, tackling climate change up. norman, thank you very much, and improving air quality. norman smith, our assistant political editor. this is what a decent, moderate and patriotic in a moment we'll bring you all the latest from the news conservative government, teams where you are, but here in westminster, it has been a day nearly three on the common ground of british politics, can achieve. years in the making. even as we tackle the biggest theresa may entered peacetime challenge any downing street in 2016 determined to deliver brexit. government has faced. in the end, her premiership i know the conservative party can renew itself in the years ahead, was consumed by it. that we can deliver brexit and serve the british people with policies her decision to pursue what was seen inspired by our values. as a hard brexit outside the single security, freedom and opportunity. market and customs union divided parliament and her party. those values have guided me her withdrawal deal repeatedly throughout my career. but the unique privilege of this defeated in the commons. office is to use this platform then this morning... to give a voice to the voiceless, to fight the burning injustices that still scar our society. i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honour of my life to that is why i put proper funding hold. for mental health at the heart the prime minister announced

she would be stepping down as conservative leader of our nhs long—term plan. onjune 7th when the search it's why i am ending the postcode lottery for her successor will begin. for survivors of domestic abuse. it is why the race disparity audit to have had the opportunity to serve and gender pay parity reporting the country i love. are shining a light on inequality her voice cracking, so it has nowhere to hide. as she turned away. 00:05:15,882 --> 2147483051:39:22,655 one more conservative leader 2147483051:39:22,655 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 brought down by europe. it is why i set up the independent public enquiry into the tragedy at grenfell tower, to search for the truth, so nothing like it can ever happen again. and so the people who lost their lives that night are never forgotten. because this country is a union. notjust a family of four nations, but a union of people, all of us. whatever our background, the colour of our skin or who we love, we stand together, and together we have a great future. 0ur politics may be under strain but there is so much that is good about this country. so much to be proud of.

so much to be optimistic about. 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. i do so with no ill will, but with enormous and enduring gratitude, to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love. the emotional ending to that statement by theresa may. let's speak now to geeta guru—murthy who's in westminster. of course, friday is traditionally a quiet day where mps are in their constituencies, though this is anything but a quiet moment in british politics. it is striking, of

course, that travelling around the country in the last few weeks, people don't have a lot of admiration for theresa may, for her resilience, and mp5 privately of every hue were damning about her ability to navigate the complexity of the brexit has inflicted on the body politic. we've heard in the last half hour from one key player in the conservative party, michael gove. i think the prime minister deserves our respect and gratitude. she's a dedicated public servant and she's done everything throughout her career to put this country first, and i want to thank her for her service and honour her for everything she's done for this country. will you be running to replace her? today is a day for all of us to reflect on the prime minister's achievements and to thank her for everything she's done for this country and to show her the respect and gratitude she deserves for always putting this country first. do you want the top job? i think it's important that all of us recognise that the prime minister has done a great job for this country and it's always difficult — and it was moving to see

the prime minister speaking she did, always difficult, i think, for any prime minister to acknowledge that the time to move one has come. but now she has made that decision, i think we all need to thank her for her service and underline our appreciation for everything she's done for our country. how did you feel watching her comments today? i found it moving, actually. i think the prime minister has put her heart and soul into trying to do the best she can for this country, facing a challenging climate in parliament. i know the prime minister is always done what she thinks is best for this country, it's for that reason i want to thank her for that service and i think all of us should spend today reflecting on everything that she's done and giving her, i think, to gratitude she deserves for her services. will you be putting your name forward? i think today's ultimately about making sure we acknowledge that this is the prime minister's day. she spoke movingly about what she wants to to achieve

and everything she wanted to achieve in office and we should thank her service. let's speak now to conservative mp daniel kawczynski. he will have a vote on the conservative leader. daniel, first of all, your reaction on that statement from theresa may earlier today? i think the emotion at the end of her speech just goes to show what an extraordinarily difficult job she has had over the last few weeks, months and years in trying to get a consensus in the house of commons. she's put everything into trying to get this agreement across the line. unfortunately, she's not been able to succeed. the extremists, both in the extremist brexit camp and the extremist remainer camp in the house of commons have not been prepared to

compromise, and i'm very pleased that she has said compromise is not a dirty word and that her successor will need to find this compromise to ultimately secure the withdrawal agreement to go through the house of commons. 30 which are preferred candidate to be? —— who would your preferred candidate to be?|j candidate to be? —— who would your preferred candidate to be? i haven't com pletely preferred candidate to be? i haven't completely decided, i will be meeting this evening with my local party members in shrewsbury, we have the attorney general coming to shrewsbury to address us, and i will be talking to my party members to find out who would they would like us find out who would they would like us to preferred candidates. certainly, borisjohnson us to preferred candidates. certainly, boris johnson and jeremy huntare certainly, boris johnson and jeremy hunt are very strong contenders. and of those two, if you had to go with one, boris of course is the frontrunner, does he have the confidence of public and achieve a at the end of the day?|j

confidence of public and achieve a at the end of the day? i met was him recently at the end of the day? i met was him rece ntly o n at the end of the day? i met was him recently on a number of occasions, and of course, and this is a man who has won at london on two occasions, london which is a very strongly labour seats. bearing and mines how difficult the situation is facing —— bearing in mind how difficult the situation is facing the conservative party, we want someone who is proven campaigner, someone party, we want someone who is proven campaigner, someone who is good on the hustings, good at attracting audiences and getting our message across. i'm not surprised that mr johnson is the frontrunner, and he is certainly the one to beat. listening to my members in shrewsbury, he appears to be the preferred candidate amongst them, but as i say, i will be meeting my local members to do something in a shrewsbury to discuss this further. he has been criticised in office as the foreign secretary, isn't he a liability for the conservatives?” don't think he is. i would push back

on that. is a parliamentarian who has met with many representatives from the united states of america, the congress and the senates, our closest ally, the united states, the feedback i get from many american politicians is that he was a very respected foreign secretary and i think this image of gloucester and a particular type of character, he is 110w particular type of character, he is now becoming a statesman and i think he is changing, like all of us are changing and he is maturing. thank you. iam changing and he is maturing. thank you. i am now changing and he is maturing. thank you. iam nowjoined by three guests, a labourmp, you. iam nowjoined by three guests, a labour mp, the co—leader of the green party and a representative of brexit central. labour voters have no say in who the next prime minister is, your

thoughts on seeing a departing female prime minister, the second female prime minister, the second female prime minister, both of them tories? she is a human being and you can have sympathy on that level, but it is an ignominious end to a otherwise distinguished premiership. she said she would fight these burning injustices, but they are still on fire all over the place. any something for her? she was dealt a terrible hand but then proceeded to pour petrol on it and lit a match. the reality is, unless we put this back to the people, it doesn't change the fundamental problems. you can't have a hard brexit and maintain the irish border. so what is going to happen? 0ut maintain the irish border. so what is going to happen? out the only answer is to take it back to the people, that is necessary at the moment. what i do worry about is the tory grassroots and a splinter party

having to choose the next prime minister, that cannot be right. having to choose the next prime minister, that cannot be right]! borisjohnson a minister, that cannot be right]! boris johnson a guaranteed minister, that cannot be right]! borisjohnson a guaranteed front runner? he isa he is a front runner, but never has the favourite of the election being the favourite of the election being the winner. david davis was the frontrunner in 2005, david cameron woi'i frontrunner in 2005, david cameron won that election... we're hearing jeremy hunt is confirming he will stand, your reaction to that? i'm not surprised, he is clearly somebody who did a good job and has ambitions. which you backed him, do you think you would get enough backing in the house of commons?” think he has a good chance getting through to the final two. way this works, tory mps get through a field of ten or more down to the final two who go to the members in the country. i think he has a chance of being one of those final two, but

when the grassroots gets a vote, they are more likely to vote or the person who was a supporter brexit from the beginning, which he was not. the key question is who can deliver brexit, if that is what the conservatives want. jeremy hunt or someone more conservatives want. jeremy hunt or someone more centrist is more likely to be able to do that, because they won't use the word consensus more than boris johnson? no-one in the frame is going to be able to deliver brexit, we need to face up to that reality. the parliamentary arithmetic doesn't stack up. it has been the hard right of the party holding them to ransom in the last few years, that will not change. a change in leadership will not break the deadlock, we need to bring it back to the people. but that's not going to happen? 0ut back to the people. but that's not going to happen? out what else is going to happen? out what else is going to happen? it's not the ideal option, but what is the other

option? a general election is seen asa option? a general election is seen as a bigger threat then brexit by some people, if the labour party win. your party is unable to capitalise on this mess? this is a mess all of the conservatives' and making. they have proven they are of the nasty party once again. it is only a tiny number, hundred thousand head—bangers, quite elderly people on the fringes of the politics are choosing our next prime minister. it is bad for democracy. the general public have been frozen out for a long time. either we have another general election or we have a people's vote. whatever is decided, it goes back to the public. 0ut people's vote. whatever is decided, it goes back to the public. out“ we do have a general election, sorry, we do have a general election, sorry, where shutting over these climate change protesters, labour is not necessarily going to be in labour is not necessarily going to beina labour is not necessarily going to be in a strong position under corbin's leadership? labour is a

party with 500,000 members, not this tiny number that the tories do. bato theresa may's town full that she wa nted theresa may's town full that she wanted to cross the saboteurs, she wa nted wanted to cross the saboteurs, she wanted to cross the saboteurs, she wanted to kill of the labour party, how did that work out as micah winds up how did that work out as micah winds up to% behind her in 2017. we need to have another election and see what people want rather than speculating. let mejust what people want rather than speculating. let me just say, these are school strikers, people who are showing more leadership around the issue of climate change than theresa may ever shows. at one about the paralysis in parliament of the last few years is that issues like climate change aren't being addressed. we are not on target to meet our climate commitments, they know it, the people there do not. we need to be listening to that leadership. parliament has declared a climate emergency, nothing to do

with theresa may, she has instructed her mps not to vote on that. we have declared a parliament, climate emergency now. ringing back to the leadership, there will be focused on numbers, how many numbers does jeremy hunt have, how many does borisjohnson has jeremy hunt have, how many does boris johnson has among jeremy hunt have, how many does borisjohnson has among mps? jeremy hunt have, how many does boris johnson has among mps? at the moment, very few mps have declared their positions publicly. there are 12 likely contenders, all of whom jostling privately at the moment but do not have declared supporters. it is an open race. weather erg firm vote and a block? whoever they back, it gives them a bigger chunk?” don't think they will in the first instance, there is a big choice to choose from. the magic number is basically 105. if any candidates can get 105 votes in the final balance, they are guaranteed a final place on they are guaranteed a final place on the ballot of the tory members. at

thank you all very much. those noisy protesters behind us. at westminster is getting busier. thank you for now. much more coming up from 2pm. before that, we bring you an update on the news you might‘ve seen running along the bottom of your screen, that situation in sheffield earlier today. we are hearing that two boys have died now following that incident that you might be aware of that has involved six children in total. in the last little while, south yorkshire police are telling us that two little boys aged 13 and 1a have have been taken into hospital this morning. this is to do with police being called to a house in the game green area of the city at 7:30am. six children taken to hospital, four or so they are being treated. —— shire green. 0ne

of the children is only seven months old. they are receiving treatment in hospital. 0ppose giving no indication about what exactly has happened is. they say they won't tell us anything about the nature of the incident other than to say it was not a shooting. that is all south yorkshire police are saying for now. we will keep you up—to—date with that, any more details that come through from sheffield, we will bring them to you after tbm. —— after 2pm. now the weather. hello there. we have still got some warm sunshine around in many places today but over the bank holiday weekend, things are going to turn a more unsettled. that is this cloud here at looming large in the atlantic, that will bring some outbreaks of rain, pretty much to all areas at one time or another. ahead of that though, we are seeing the cloud invading the skies across northern ireland, wales, southwest of england, even through the midlands,

towards the southeast. the cloud is bubbling up here and there, so we are going to find less and less sunshine. from this developing cloud, there could be one or two showers as well. sunnier skies, northeast england, and into southern scotland, it feels warm in the sunshine here, still quite cloudy across northern scotland, although most places are dry. high temperatures in the southeast of england, 22—23d. a few showers as we head towards the end of the day across southern england, those will move away. a few will linger near some of those eastern coasts, but on the whole, it becomes dry overnight. a bit of cloud around, more breaks probably across scotland at the far north of england so a bit chilly here overnight in rural areas. over the bank holiday weekend, this same headline again, some sunshine at times but there will be wet weather too, mainly affecting northern and western parts of the uk, it will be turning cooler everywhere. we start with some sunshine across parts of england and wales, we could bubble up one or two showers in the southeast of england in the afternoon. much more cloud for northern ireland, some without weather arriving across scotland and some

dribs and drabs of drizzle across the far north of england, that's going to peg the temperatures back here. further south, highs of 22, should feel quite pleasant in the sunshine. that's the first weather front that's bringing in that drizzly rain, mainly to scotland. lower pressure moving down towards the uk. second weather front is going to spill some rain across all areas during sunday. the rain can be quite heavy for a while in scotland, it will persist in northern scotland but should dry off a bit in southern scotland, some sunshine for northern ireland. it's a really showery rain that's moving down across england and wales, it arrives in the southeast and east anglia during the afternoon. ahead of it, temperatures may get as high as 21 degrees, cooler and fresher air following from the north west. and for bank holiday monday itself, we have showers, some longer spells of rain across the northern half of the uk. some of those showers could be quite heavy as well. a few getting down through wales into southern england. but for the south east, east anglia, it may well be dry for all areas. those temperatures are

lower, 13—18 celsius. a tearful theresa may finally concedes her time is up. in two weeks the prime minister will resign as leader of the conservative party.

mrs may said she would remain in downing street until a new leader is elected injuly. 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.