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The contest to replace Theresa May as British prime minister hotted up on May 25 with five candidates now vying for a job whose central task will be to find a way to take a divided Britain out of the European Union.

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation and said she will leave her leadership seat at the Conservative Party on June 7, which will also begin the process of choosing a new leader to try to reach a more resolute deal for Brexit, Reuters reported.

Fighting back tears, Theresa May said on May 23 that she would quit, setting up a contest that will install a new British prime minister who could pursue a cleaner break with the European Union.

The British government will postpone the critical vote on Brexit, which was due to start on June 3rd. The delay is because of the supporters of leaving the EU protest and the rebates Theresa May made.

"We will update the House on the publication and introduction of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill on our return from the Whitsun recess.", government whip Mark Spencer announced.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected on May 24 to announce her departure from office, The Times reported, without citing a source.

That was said by Minister David Lidington, quoted by NOVA TV. 

Britain will have to take part in the European Parliament elections on May 23, as there is not enough time to conclude an exit deal ratified by Parliament before. This was stated by British Deputy Prime Minister and Theresa May's Cabinet Secretary David Lidington.

Britain will have to participate in the European Parliament (EP) elections on May 23 because it will not be able to approve the deal for Brexit before that, said British Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister David Lidington, quoted by AFP and Reuters.

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on April 6 that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union.

There is now a clear choice for Britain between leave the European Union with a deal or not leave it at all, British Prime Minister Theresa May said, trying to reach a compromise with the opposition Labor party quoted by the British newspaper Observer.
 

After intense debates that went on for an entire evening, British lawmakers rejected the four alternative options for the Brexit deal proposed for voting, the World Agencies said.
 
A total of eight alternative options (A to H) were proposed for voting, of which Parliament Speaker John Berkow approved four (C, D E and G) for the vote.