Britain’s Theresa May announced her resignation as prime minister on Friday morning, paving the way for a contest within the ruling Conservative Party to bring a new leader to power. The announcement came after U.K. lawmakers refused to vote in favor of May’s much-maligned Brexit deal on three separate occasions since the start of the year. Fighting back tears, the outgoing prime minister said she had “done everything” she could to honor the 2016 EU referendum result. But, with “deep regret,” she had been unable to deliver Brexit and lost the support of many within her own party. Who is likely to become the new prime ... (full story)