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Upset Theresa May's candid chat with staff as door shut after resignation speech


Theresa May’s first words to staff moments after she turned away from the cameras following a teary resignation speech have been revealed.

May finally quit as Prime Minister yesterday following months of Brexit turmoil and Tory unrest, beginning to cry right at the end of her televised address.

And seconds later, as she went back through the door of Number 10, Mrs May was greeted by a round of applause from staff.

The emotional leader then told them: “I’m sorry.”

Theresa May made an emotional speech to her aides inside Number 10

 

According to the Daily Mail , one aide told her: “It’s not you who should be apologising, Prime Minister.”

Her husband Philip, who had stood just out of shot while she made the speech, then rushed to comfort her.

They couple were seen heading to her private office where the fallen leader responded to messages from friends and world leaders.

After spending a few minutes in the office, she headed up to Downing Street’s famous Pillared Room to speak with her special advisers.

Moments after quitting she apologised to applauding staff

 

In another emotional address, she thanked her husband, chief of staff and said a few words about how much the top job in politics had meant to her.

One onlooker told the paper: “It was a bit emotional but it was a nice moment.

“Away from the glare of the cameras she spoke about just how much it had meant to her.

“It was typical of her that, on an enormously difficult day for her, she took the time to come and talk to us and give a speech that left everyone in the room coming away feeling a bit better.”

Mrs May is spending the long weekend in Chequers with her husband

After that meeting, where some staff also began crying, she and her husband headed to their home in Berkshire.

They will spend the weekend relaxing at her country retreat in Chequers before returning to the fray next week.

Speaking to the country yesterday, Mrs May admitted finding a new Prime Minister was now in “the best interests of the country”.

She said it was a matter of “deep regret” that her Brexit deal failed three times, adding: “I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back that deal. Sadly I have not been able to do so.”

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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt are the front runners, with the ex-Foreign Secretary leading the field, according to bookies.

This morning, Health Secretary Matt Hancock also threw his hat in the ring .

Mr Johnson has said he would be prepared to back a no-deal departure to ensure the UK leaves the EU on October 31.

The timetable for the contest will see nominations close in the week of June 10, with MPs involved in a series of votes to whittle down what is set to be a crowded field to a final two contenders.

Tory party members will then decide who wins the run-off.

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