Theresa May will be prime minister and installed in Number Ten Downing Street by the end of Wednesday, David Cameron has announced.
Towards the end of another day of rapidly moving events at Westminster after May's former rival Andrea Leadsom withdrew from the race to succeed Cameron, the outgoing prime minister said she had made "absolutely the right decision to stand aside".
Speaking outside Number Ten, Cameron added that he was "delighted" that May will succeed him. "We are not going to have a prolonged leadership election campaign. I think Andrea Leadsom made absolutely the right decision to stand aside. It is clear Theresa May has the overwhelming support of the Conservative parliamentary party. I'm also delighted that Theresa May will be the next prime minister. She is strong, she is competent, she's more than able to provide the leadership the country is going to need in the years ahead...