Latest: Theresa May to become next British PM after last rival quits leadership race
Theresa May is to be the UK's second female Prime Minister, after her only remaining rival, Andrea Leadsom, sensationally dropped out of the race to succeed David Cameron.
Mrs Leadsom - who had admitted she was "shattered" by the experience of intense media scrutiny since securing the second place on the ballot paper in the leadership contest - said she had decided she did not have sufficient support among MPs "to lead a strong and stable government".
