Britain’s ruling Conservative party on Friday said it was “saddened” by Theresa May’s announcement to resign as the party leader on June 7, but understands why such a step was required.
In a joint statement by the Tory party headquarters and the vice-chairs of the influential 1922 Committee of the party’s backbench MPs, the Conservatives laid out the process for choosing a new party leader who would go on to succeed May as Britain’s Prime Minister.
It said that May’s successor as party leader and prime minister was expected to be in place by parliament’s summer recess which is set for July 20.
“We are saddened by her decision but understand it, and thank her for her years of service to our Party and our nation, not just as Prime Minister but over many decades before that,” notes the joint statement by
Tory chair Brandon Lewis and 1922 Committee vice-chairs Cheryl Gillan MP and Charles Walker.
