Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain said on Friday that she would step aside as prime minister after failing to come up with an agreement to lead Britain out of the European Union. Mrs. May will resign as the Conservative Party leader on June 7, and remain as prime minister until a successor is chosen.

Mrs. May made the announcement in front of 10 Downing Street.

Ever since I first stepped through the door behind me as prime minister, I have striven to make the United Kingdom a country that works not just for a privileged few, but for everyone.

And to honor the result of the E.U. referendum.

Back in 2016, we gave the British people a choice.

Against all predictions, the British people voted to leave the European Union.

I feel as certain today as I did three years ago that in a democracy, if you give people a choice you have a duty to implement what they decide.