As Theresa May announces her decision to quit we look back at her career in pictures
By Picture Desk
Published 24th May 2019, 11:25 GMT
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.”
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File photo dated 02/10/2000 of the then Shadow Education Secretary Theresa May during her speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
File photo dated 15/06/1999 of Conservative MP Theresa May leaving Conservative Central Office in London, after being appointed shadow Education and Employment secretary in a Shadow Cabinet reshuffle announced by Tory leader William Hague. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Matthew Fearn/PA Wire
File photo dated 09/05/2003 of the then Conservative Party Chairperson, Theresa May outside the Latimer Conference Centre in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Tim Ockenden/PA Wire
File photo dated 30/09/2007 of the then Shadow Leader of House of Commons Theresa May addressing the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool wearing wellington boots. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
File photo dated 30/09/2007 of the then Shadow Leader of House of Commons Theresa May addresses the Conservative Party conference in Blackpool wearing wellington boots. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
File photo dated 07/10/2009 of the then Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Shadow Minister for Women Theresa May addresses delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
File photo dated 13/01/2010 of (left - right) Conservatives William Hague, David Cameron and Theresa May during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: PA Wire
File photo dated 13/05/2010 of the then Home Secretary Theresa May greeting the then Prime Minister David Cameron outside the Home Office in Westminster, London. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
File photo dated 19/05/2010 of the then Home Secretary Theresa May arriving for the Asian Women of Achievement Awards at London Hilton, London. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Max Nash/PA Wire
File photo dated 19/05/2011 of the then Home Secretary Theresa May arriving at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards in Central London. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Max Nash/PA Wire
File photo dated 22/11/2011 of the then Home Secretary Theresa May walking towards Downing Street after a Ceremonial Welcome for Turkey's President Abdullah Gul on Horse Guards Parade, in central London. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read:Paul Hackett /PA Wire
File photo dated 23/01/2001 of the then Shadow Education Secretary Theresa May landing in the lap of Richard Allan, Lib Dem MP for Sheffield Hallam, as they tussle for a seat during a game of musical chairs at an event launching a new slogan for the Pre-school Learning Alliance, marking its 40th anniversary. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Fiona Hanson/PA Wire
File photo dated 14/04/2001 of the then Shadow Education Minister Theresa May speaking at the National Union of Teachers (NUT) annual conference in Cardiff. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Chris Ison/PA Wire
File photo dated 23/07/2002 of Theresa May speaks after being named as the then new Conservative Party chairman. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Andrew Parsons/PA Wire
File photo dated 14/12/2010 of the then Home Secretary Theresa May arriving for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, London. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire
File photo dated 02/03/2011 of the then Home Secretary Theresa May delivers a speech at Central Hall, London. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire
File photo dated 30/06/16 of then Home Secretary Theresa May launching her Conservative leadership campaign. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
File photo dated 30/06/16 of then Home Secretary Theresa May launching her Conservative leadership campaign. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
File photo dated 11/07/16 of Theresa May outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, after she secured her place as the UK's second female prime minister. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Lauren Hurley/PA Wire
File photo dated 13/07/16 of Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip John outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting Queen Elizabeth II and accepting her invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government. The Prime Minister is expected to announce details later today of her timetable for leaving Downing Street. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday May 24, 2019. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: Hannah McKay/PA Wire
