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Theresa May will become Britain’s new prime minister after her only rival abruptly quit the race and David Cameron revealed he will resign on Wednesday.

Cameron, who wasn’t expected to leave until the fall, changed his mind after energy minister Andrea Leadsom withdrew from the competition following a bruising weekend at the hands of critics within the party. Cameron said it’s clear May has “the overwhelming support” of Conservative members of Parliament.

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Leadsom and May were the last two candidates after Michael Gove, the last man still in the race, was dropped from the voting last week after receiving scant support in the second round of the run-off contest. Leadsom won the backing of just 84 members of the Tory caucus, against 199 for May.

In announcing her withdrawal she said the result showed she lacked the strength to overtake May, and suggested Britain’s post-Brexit uncertainty is not the time for a drawn-out contest. But her departure followed two days of public mauling after she suggested in an interview that her role as a mother made her a better choice than May.