Theresa May set to become British Prime Minister within days

[MKR&*42]

Her comments about being a better candidate based on being a mother certainly made me think "urrrgh......???" earlier. I don't know what decade she thinks she's in, but whether you are a mother or not is completely irrelevant in the 21st century.
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On another note, I'm very surprised about Theresa May's educational background... she has a degree in geography then somehow became a financial advisor in her life? I'd love to know how the hell she did that.

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@lemons;

I don't understand the controversy over Leadsom's comments they're hardly the most shocking thing in the world, if what is being reported is a true picture. It's coming across to me as a concerted effort by the Conservative leadership and their press to stitch this thing up. The real issues in all of this, which is policy and competence, aren't being discussed when they should be - namely how is Theresa May a serious candidate for PM when she was a disaster as Home Secretary?

@Intersocial;

Most people with degrees don't go into the field you'd think of tbh. My mate did History went into finance other did Geography went into administration work.

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@Intersocial;

Most people with degrees don't go into the field you'd think of tbh. My mate did History went into finance other did Geography went into administration work.

Just how my degree is in Business yet now I specialise in Granite.

[lemons]

Andrea Leadsom pulls out!

"Interests of country best served by immediate appointment" of PM - @andrealeadsom withdrawshttps://t.co/K6pbNnkHr0 pic.twitter.com/kr97MNnj2t

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) July 11, 2016

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No 10 say will have to hold talks with Theresa May, party officials, Cabinet Office and Buckingham Palace

— norman smith (@Thehackandhound) July 11, 2016

Won't be long surely before May is invited to Buckingham Palace to form a Ministry.

It'll be weird having a woman Prime Minister, the first since Baroness Thatcher who became PM back in 1979. Added to that, our Head of State and Head of Government are now both females - but that's likely to be the last time that match occurs in our lifetimes. Here's when Thatcher became PM as a flashback.

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Her Majesty The Queen is currently at Balmoral Castle in Scotland...

Will the kissing of hands take place there? Would be a nice change.

Sensible too, politicians should go to the monarch - especially a 90 years old one - than vice versa.

Queen is in Scotland. So Cameron and May would have to jet north to resign/take over as PM

— Paul Waugh MP (@paulwaugh) July 11, 2016

The Queen isn't in London. As things stand, there are no plans for her to return to Buckingham Palace today.

— Peter Hunt (@_PeterHunt) July 11, 2016

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I thought he wasn't stepping down for 3 months

[xxMATTGxx]

I wonder what will happen to Larry the Cat.

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I thought he wasn't stepping down for 3 months

That was dependent on leadership process playing out. Now that's been concluded it depends on when Queen calls.

A minister tells me the Queen returns to London tomorrow. So it sounds like Mrs May will go to the Palace and become Prime Minister by tea.

— Joe Murphy (@JoeMurphyLondon) July 11, 2016

The last time this happened, in 2007, Brown became Prime Minister three days after officially winning the leadership contest.

@xxMATTGxx; I think Larry is owned by the Treasury or Whitehall.

[FlyingJesus]

Good move by Leadsom to not drag out the process once she saw that she wasn't realistically going to get it, would still have preferred her but hopefully May keeps to her word and gets Brexit properly under way asap