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Theresa May sets date she'll quit as Prime Minister giving herself time to see Britain through Brexi
Theresa May has pencilled in Friday, August 30, 2019 as the day she will quit as Prime Minister.
That gives her exactly two years to see Britain through Brexit before handing over to her successor.
Mrs May is on a charm offensive with her MPs – entertaining small groups of 15 plus partners to a day out at her Chequers country retreat...
The plan is to have a leadership election over the summer of 2019 with the winner announced on August 30...
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/theresa-may-sets-date-shell-quit-as-prime-minister-giving-herself-time-to-see-britain-through-brexit/ar-AAqKoq0?li=BBoPWjQ&OCID=DELLDHP
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....is that while Theresa May is undeniably the worst Prime Minister of my lifetime, the alternatives are at least as bad if not worse!
Michael Gove? Boris Johnson? David Davies? 
It's very difficult to see Tory members choosing anyone even vaguely moderate or pragmatic. The current popularisation of Jacob Rees-Mogg in some quarters tells you everything you need to know about the state of right wing politics at present.