May Draws Fire From Rivals as Race to Lead Britain Heats Up
- Leadsom, Gove say next Tory leader should have backed Brexit
- First round in Conservative leadership election is Tuesday
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Three of the candidates to become Britain’s next prime minister turned their fire on frontrunner Theresa May, saying the country would be better led by someone who supported the campaign to take the U.K. out of the European Union.
As Conservative Party lawmakers prepare for the first round of voting on Tuesday, Andrea Leadsom, Michael Gove and Liam Fox questioned May’s right to be leader after she backed the “Remain” campaign that lost the June 23 referendum. With momentum building behind May, they also said that the leadership can’t just be decided by lawmakers. Party members must also have a say, even if that prolongs the process, they said.