The 2019 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered when Theresa May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June and as Prime Minister of the
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May announces her pending resignation outside 10 Downing Street on 24 May 2019; she left office on 24 July
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Roderick James Nugent "Rory" Stewart is a British academic, broadcaster, writer, and former diplomat and politician. He teaches and co-directs the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at the Yale J
2019 Conservative Party leadership election
…Hunt, Raab, Davis and Penny Mordaunt. Bookmakers had Johnson as most likely to succeed May on the morning of 12 December confidence vote. On 2 May 2019, Rory Stewart, the international development secretary, announced his candidacy for the leadership. He stated that he would "bring the country together" as prime…
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Stewart lecturing in 2008
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Stewart pictured with the Greek politician Nikos Xydakis in September 2016