News / UK News Prime Minister Theresa May announces departure date of June 7 By Ross Crae May 24, 2019, 10:07 am Updated: May 24, 2019, 10:41 am © Yui Mok/PA Wire Prime Minister Theresa May Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Theresa May has said that she will depart as Prime Minister on June 7. She made the announcement in a speech in Downing Street this morning. Mrs May said: “It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit. “It is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort.” By the end of her statement, Mrs May’s voice broke and she was close to tears. “I have enormous and enduring gratitude to have served the country I love,” she said. Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe More from The Sunday Post Levelling up failures unforgivable, Starmer says as he warns on council spending New British Museum director will oversee ‘architectural and intellectual’ change Angela Rayner declines to publish tax advice on sale of council home Starmer to say Tories’ ‘time is up’ as Labour launches local election campaign