let's cross to our london correspondent, benedicte paviot. given what we were hearing this morning, there is no surprise that she has pulled out of the race. apologized to theresa may after suggesting that being a mother made her better for the job, something that seems to have backfired. >> indeed. she has pulled out of this two-way contest to become the next conservative party leader, the next united kingdom prime minister to succeed david cameron. i think the question from the journalists that remained unanswered was the key point. why has she changed her mind? she says that she has changed her mind because 60% of the parliamentary party of competitive and pes have backed her rival, the home secretary, theresa may and that she, andrea hassome -- andrea leadsom 25. she has had a very bad few days. she gave an interview to the times where she underlined how dsom had aa lea stake in the future because she had children. she said she understood better what it meant to leave the country forward. she has grandchildren. so the scrutiny of the medi