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British Prime Minister Theresa May walks away after making a speech in the street outside 10 Downing Street in London, England, Friday, May 24, 2019. Theresa May says she'll quit as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking contest for Britain's next prime minister. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: PM May resigns, won’t lead Britain out of EU

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement outside at 10 Downing Street in London, Friday May 24, 2019. Theresa May says she'll quit as UK Conservative leader on June 7, sparking contest for Britain's next prime minister. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Theresa May to quit as British prime minister

By Jill Lawless - Associated Press

The Final Exit Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The Tories face extinction by Nigel Farage of the Brexit Party

By Andrew Davies

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau smiles after attending the APEC 2018 Economic Leaders Meeting at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Justin Trudeau Canada reelection hopes hit by Jason Kenney Alberta win

By Barry Brown — Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, March 21, 2019 file photo, activists pose with their faces painted in the EU and Union Flag colors during an anti-Brexit campaign stunt outside EU headquarters during an EU summit in Brussels. The country's struggle to leave the European Union is one of the great political crisis to afflict Britain in the postwar period. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

With Brexit, Britain is in crisis and not for the first time

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, front right, and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, front left, attend the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in London. May and Corbyn have met to discuss ways to break the Brexit logjam. Their negotiating teams met again Thursday, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant/File)

Brexit compromise may rest on UK odd couple May and Corbyn

By GREGORY KATZ - Associated Press

Pro-Brexit leave the European Union supporters attend a rally in Parliament Square after the final leg of the &quot;March to Leave&quot; in London, Friday, March 29, 2019. The protest march which started on March 16 in Sunderland, north east England, finishes on Friday March 29 in Parliament Square, London, on what was the original date for Brexit to happen before the recent extension. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

Brexit creates power vacuum at heart of Britain’s government

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

Cheerleaders perform in front of anti-Brexit demonstrators outside the Houses of Parliament in London, ahead of the upcoming American football Superbowl on upcoming Sunday, Thursday Jan. 31, 2019. The Superbowl will be played between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots Sunday Feb. 3, in Atlanta, USA.(Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

The Latest: EU’s Barnier makes case for Irish backstop

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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks during the ruling party's Law and Justice convention in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, with the slogan in the background reading 'Poland Heart of Europe'. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Poland’s ruling conservatives strike strong pro-EU tone

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British Prime Minister Theresa May, center, walks past a holiday tree as she leaves the Europa building after a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 11 2018. Top European Union officials on Tuesday ruled out any renegotiation of the divorce agreement with Britain, as Prime Minister Theresa May fought to save her Brexit deal by lobbying leaders in Europe's capitals. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

The Latest: UK’s May grateful for vote keeping her in office

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. British Prime Minister Theresa May says Cabinet agrees draft Brexit deal with European Union after 'impassioned' debate. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

The Latest: UK’s May vows ‘to see this through’ on Brexit

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German Christian Democratic Party, CDU, chairwoman and Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the media during a news conference after a party's leaders meeting at the headquarters the in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: Macron praises Merkel’s ‘respectable’ decision

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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May dances as she arrives on stage to make her speech at the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre, Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (Victoria Jones/PA via AP)

The Latest: UK to end decade of austerity policy

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Demonstrators protest against Brexit as the governing Conservative Party start their annual four-day party conference in Birmingham, England, Sunday Sept 30, 2018. The lack of party unity over Brexit seems set to cause trouble for Prime Minister Theresa May. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

UK Brexit chief criticizes EU as divided Conservatives meet

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Doug Ford arrives at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

Doug Ford, Ontario premier, wary of bill permitting marijuana use in public

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, June 21, 2018, Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson talks during a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw, Poland. The chairman of Britain's governing Conservative Party Brandon Lewis on Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018, asked former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to apologize for a newspaper column written by Johnson, that said burqa-wearing women looked like &quot;letter boxes&quot;. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, FILE)

UK Conservatives to investigate Boris Johnson burqa comments

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

In this Jan. 10, 2013, file photo, Kevin O'Leary attends the Disney ABC Winter TCA Tour in Pasadena, Calif. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Kevin O’Leary to run for Conservative leadership in Canada

By ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces an early test of her leadership skills Tuesday when she addresses the U.N. General Assembly. (Associated Press)

Theresa May, Britain prime minister, faces tough early tests

By Benjamin Plackett — Special to The Washington Times

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May officially launches her campaign to become prime minister in Birmingham, England, Monday, July 11, 2016. On the day that May launched her bid, her only contender Andrea Leadsom has announced that she is withdrawing, seemingly leaving Theresa May to assume the position of Conservative Party leader and the office of Prime Minister. (Chris Radburn / PA via AP)

Theresa May expected to be U.K. prime minister after Andrea Leadsom drops out

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka - Associated Press