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takyon [soylentnews.org] writes:

from the tyrant dept.

UK Home Secretary Theresa May is favored to become the new leader of the Conservatives and the UK's next Prime Minister following a first round of voting [bbc.co.uk], the elimination of Liam Fox, drop out of Stephen Crabb, and the earlier drop out of Boris Johnson:

Home Secretary Theresa May has comfortably won the first round of the contest to become the next Conservative leader and UK prime minister. Mrs May got 165 of the 329 votes cast by Tory MPs. Andrea Leadsom came second with 66 votes. Michael Gove got 48. [...] Further voting will narrow the field to two. The eventual outcome, decided by party members, is due on 9 September. Following the result, frontrunner Mrs May - who campaigned for the UK to stay in the EU - received the backing of Mr Fox, a former defence secretary and Brexit campaigner, and Mr Crabb, the work and pensions secretary, who backed Remain.

[...] Mrs May - who has said she will deliver Brexit if PM - said she was "pleased" with the result and "grateful" to colleagues for their support. She said there was a "big job" ahead to unite the party and the country following the referendum, to "negotiate the best possible deal as we leave the EU" and to "make Britain work for everyone". She added: "I am the only candidate capable of delivering these three things as prime minister, and tonight it is clear that I am also the only one capable of drawing support from the whole of the Conservative Party."

Theresa May is no stranger to SoylentNews readers:

Theresa May: UK Should Stay in the EU, but Discard the European Convention on Human Rights [soylentnews.org]
Former CIA Director Michael Hayden Seemingly Supports "Brexit" For Security Reasons [soylentnews.org]
Theresa May's Internet Spy Powers Bill 'Confusing', Say MPs [soylentnews.org]
UK Home Secretary Stumbles While Trying to Justify Blanket Cyber-Snooping [soylentnews.org]
UK Wants to Ban Unbreakable Encryption, Log which Websites You Visit [soylentnews.org]
UK Government Ignoring Advisers to Pursue Ban on "Legal Highs" [soylentnews.org]
UK Sheinwald Report Urges Treaty Forcing US Web Firms' Cooperation in Data Sharing [soylentnews.org]
UK Home Secretary: Project to End Mobile "Not-Spots" Could Aid Terrorists [soylentnews.org]
Open Rights Group To Take Government To Court Over DRIP [soylentnews.org]
House of Commons Approves UK Emergency Data Retention Law [soylentnews.org]
UK.gov Wants to Legislate on Comms Data Before Next Election [soylentnews.org]

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