British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed Thursday that she will quit before her country’s next election, scheduled for 22.
Arriving at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, May said: “I think it is right that another party leader takes us into that general election.”
Late Wednesday, May survived a no-confidence vote among her Conservative Party lawmakers, triggered by unhappiness in the party at the way she is handling Brexit.
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She secured victory by 200 votes to 117 after telling lawmakers at a private meeting that she would hand over power to another Conservative leader before the next election.
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But May has not said what she will do if, as many expect, Britain faces an early national election triggered by divisions over Brexit.