In keeping with other recent events in the U.K., the Tory leadership race ended abruptly and unexpectedly. One of the last two contenders in the Conservative leadership race has dropped out, making ...

The race for Britain’s next prime minister is down to two candidates—Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom and Home Secretary Theresa May—both, yes, women. But Leadsom made one big differentiation by ...

LONDON — Dozens of Conservative MPs have urged Andrea Leadsom to run for the party leadership since Theresa May's failure to win a majority in the general election. Leadsom — who stood to replace ...

LONDON - Andrea Leadsom withdrew Monday from the race to replace British Prime Minister David Cameron, leaving Home Secretary Theresa May as the sole remaining candidate to lead the Conservative Party ...

U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May looks set to become Britain's second female prime minister after Andrea Leadsom, the energy minister and rival for the Conservative leadership, dropped out of the race ...

Andrea Leadsom has bowed to pressure and released her full CV, but people say it is still riddled with inaccuracies and omissions. Leadsom's past has come under intense scrutiny since she announced ...

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Members of Britain's Conservative party are not natural marchers. Their party is more likely to be the one protested against than doing the protesting. But on Thursday, dozens of jolly, greying MPs ...

LONDON — Andrea Leadsom reportedly threatened to resign from the cabinet if Prime Minister Theresa May didn't make her a senior minister following last month's general election. Leadsom — who ran ...

Andrea Leadsom, the Conservative MP who could soon be the UK's next Prime Minster, exaggerated her previous finance job responsibilities according to a former City co-worker. Robert Stephens, a ...

Andrea Leadsom is finding out the hard way that life in the public eye is much harsher as a high-profile politician than a little-known MP. Last week, the newly-appointed environment secretary made ...

Theresa May was dealt a significant blow on Wednesday night when one of her top cabinet ministers resigned over the British Prime Minister’s approach to Brexit. Andrea Leadsom, the Leader of the House ...