Andrea Leadsom pulls out of the Conservative leadership contest.
Andrea Leadsom has pulled out of the Conservative leadership challenge saying that she felt the party needed to resolve the contest as soon as possible and to get a new PM now rather than waiting 9 weeks.
This leaves the remaining candidate Theresa May as the probable new Prime Minister of the UK.
It also leaves Brexit in the balance as May is a remain supporter and is unlikely to start the exit from the EU this year. If at all.