Mrs. May announced in an exclusive message to her local newspaper that, after 27 years of serving her Maidenhead seat, she had made the “difficult decision” to leave the Commons.
Mrs. May has served as the Conservative MP for the Berkshire constituency since 1997 and has been elected seven times.
She held the role of home secretary since 2010 before taking office as prime minister in 2016.
Following the country’s vote to exit the European Union—a move David Cameron had opposed as a candidate—he resigned and Mrs. May took over as prime minister.
But three years later, she was thrown out of office due to the disastrous decision made by the “new Iron Lady” to call a snap election and the ensuing chaos surrounding Brexit.
With Mrs. May resigning from Westminster, the number of Tory MPs declaring they will not run for office in the upcoming election has surpassed 60, the highest number since 1997.
