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Andrea Leadsom has quit the race for Conservative party leader and also as UK prime minister, leaving Theresa May uncontested for the same position. Addressing pressman today, Leadsom said that she does not believe she had the strong support to lead a "strong and stable government".

                

She later endorsed Theresa May and say she was "ideally placed" to lead Brexit and also wished her the "greatest success". She also apologised to Ms May for what she said during a newspaper interview that being a mother gives her a better candidate for the job.

It is up to 1922 Conservative MPs to decide on a revised timetable or if Theresa May will become leader unelected. 

If she is uncontested, then the only discussion left would be when she would take over from David Cameron.

Ms Leadsom campaigned for the BREXIT campaign, while Ms May campaigned for REMAIN. 

Ms May and Ms Leadsom made it to the final two after Ms May acquired 199 votes, and Ms Leadsom, 84 votes from MPs. Justice Secretary Michael Gove was eliminated after coming third.

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