Theresa May leads race to become Britain’s next Prime Minister

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 | 17:34:44

(VOVworld) – Theresa May took a clear lead in the race to become the next UK Prime Minister after the first round of voting among Conservative Party members on Tuesday.

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The British Home Secretary Theresa May leads race to become Britain's next Prime Minister (Photo: AFP)

The British Home Secretary won 165 votes, followed by Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom with 66 votes. Justice Secretary Michael Gove got 48 votes, beating Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb with 34 votes and former Defence Secretary Liam Fox with 16. The race was reduced from five to three candidates as the last-placed candidate, Fox was eliminated from the first round of voting and Crabb dropped out. Both of them lent their wholehearted support to Theresa May.

The final result of the race to succeed David Cameron as UK Prime Minister will be announced on September 9 this year.