May Cements Lead as Tory Race for New U.K. Premier Takes Shape
- Home secretary ahead among MPs who’ll pick shortlist of two
- Thousands marched in London on Saturday in support of EU
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U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May, the front-runner in the race to lead the Conservative party and be the next prime minister, moved closer to her goal as lawmakers lined up behind her.
Whoever wins the leadership race will face some of the most difficult decisions for any U.K. leader since World War II. Nine days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, in a shocking break with a half-century of postwar alignment, the country remains in a state of political limbo with the main opposition Labour Party also engulfed by a crisis. Those opposed to leaving the EU took to the streets of London on Saturday.