U.K.’s May Warns of Tough Brexit, Leadsom Flaunts Motherhood
- May gives interview to Telegraph; Leadsom speaks to Times
- Conservative party members to choose leader by Sept. 9
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The two rivals to become the U.K.’s next prime minister stepped up their campaigns, with Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom extolling the virtues of motherhood while Home Secretary Theresa May, who is childless, pledged to get Britain through the “difficult times” that Brexit would bring.
David Cameron’s successor will be chosen by the Conservative Party’s 150,000 members. May, who quietly backed the campaign to remain in the European Union, has the support of most of her fellow lawmakers, while Leadsom is touting her “Leave” credentials to drum up votes among a predominantly Euroskeptic base.