David Cameron to resign today, Theresa May to become UK PM

David Cameron to resign today, Theresa May to become UK PM

David Cameron will resign today and Britain will get its first female prime minister since Margaret Thatcher, as British Home Secretary Theresa May will take over the post.

After failing to convince UK to remain in the European Union in a shocking referendum, Cameron had announced in June that he would step down by October,

May's only remaining rival to replace Cameron -- Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom -- pulled out of the race following controversy over comments she made about motherhood and leadership.

"Obviously, with these changes, we now don't need to have a prolonged period of transition. And so tomorrow I will chair my last cabinet meeting. On Wednesday I will attend the House of Commons for prime minister's questions. And then after that I expect to go to the palace and offer my resignation. So we will have a new prime minister in that building behind me by Wednesday evening," Cameron told reporters outside 10 Downing Street on Monday.

May, who actually supported Britain remaining in the EU, reiterated her commitment toBrexit on Monday.

"Brexit means Brexit, and we're going to make a success of it. There will be no attempts to remain inside the EU. No attempts to rejoin it by the back door. No second referendum. The country voted to leave the European Union, and as prime minister, I will make sure we leave the European Union," she said. Read More

Britain's Theresa May launches bid to succeed PM Cameron post Brexit

Britain's Theresa May launches bid to succeed PM Cameron post Brexit

Interior minister Theresa May vowed to unite Britain as she launched her bid to succeed David Cameron as prime minister with a letter to The Times, the newspaper has reported.

The Conservative leader resigned in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union in a June 23 referendum that sent shockwaves through the continent.

Like Cameron, May supported remaining in the bloc but played a low-key and conciliatory role in the campaign that has seen her tipped as a unifying figure.

In her letter to The Times, May announced a "mission to make Britain a country that works for everyone," according to the broadsheet yesterday.

"If you're from an ordinary, working-class family, life is just much harder than many people in politics realise," May wrote.

The appeal to working-class voters by the vicar's daughter was aimed at her main rival for the leadership, the Latin-quoting former mayor of London and prominent "Leave" campaigner Boris Johnson, who projects a more upper-class image.

Cameron promoted May, 59, to Home Secretary following his 2010 election victory and she kept the role after his 2015 re-election.

Known as a hardliner on immigration, May's stern demeanour and wardrobe of sober suits have drawn comparisons with 1980s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Cameron's successor is expected to take office in early September. Read More

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Brexit: EU referendum voting gets undeway in UK

Brexit: EU referendum voting gets undeway in UK

Polling stations across the United Kingdom opened on Thursday morning to decide the historic referendum on whether the country should remain a member of theEuropean Union or leave the politico-economic union of 28 member states.

The voting will take place between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. local time.

The national referendum is the third in UK history and comes four months after battle for votes between the 'Leave' and 'Remain' campaigns.

Prime Minister David Cameron criss-crossed the country in a final effort to warn Britain's voters against rejecting the EU in the historic poll yesterday.

This decision will also read as a referendum on his premiership.

Last night, he was joined by former prime ministers Gordon Brown and Sir John Major, the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, and the Green MP Caroline Lucas, at events in Bristol and Birmingham, reports the Guardian.

The prime minister has been pressing the message that today's decision will be irreversible and there will no coming back if the UK votes to leave the EU. Read More