Theresa May: Conservative ex-PM to stand down at next election
8 Mar 2024
BBC News
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The former prime minister and home secretary, 67, has held the Berkshire seat of Maidenhead for 27 years.
Mrs May, 67, became prime minister in July 2016 after the resignation of David Cameron following the Brexit referendum. She had been home secretary for six years and was a chief architect of the so-called "hostile environment" for immigrants, which led to "go home" vans being sent into areas with large migrant communities.