May is resigning as British PM, and she’s not going quietly

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Theresa May will stand down as Britain’s prime minister next month but she is not giving up. With three weeks left before she hands over to someone else, the premier is busier than ever trying to build an ambitious legacy.
May flew to Japan for the Group of 20 summit, where she tried to persuade Vladimir Putin to stop destabilising the world and Donald Trump to tackle climate change.
She also hinted she won’t be a silent passenger when she rejoins the Conservative Party’s lower ranks.
When it comes to Brexit, May has warned she will not meekly follow orders from Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt — the two contenders to replace her — if they try to take Britain out of the European Union with no deal.
“Look, government is continuing,” May told reporters on her trip to Japan when challenged to justify committing money to legacy projects. “I’ve still got work to do as prime minister until I handover to my successor.”
May said her commitment to reducing UK greenhouse gas emissions to “net zero” was a good example of the work that she needs to do. Other initiatives she has championed recently include efforts to boost housing, reforming marriage rules, and changing how overseas aid is spent.
But her hyper-activity also suggests she knows her time is running out — and is perhaps a psychological rebound from the shock of losing the job she loved.
May was pushed to quit as leader of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party last month after failing three times to get her Brexit deal through Parliament. In an emotional statement outside her 10 Downing Street offices, May announced she was reluctantly resigning and the country will need a new prime minister.
She broke down at the end of that speech, as she walked back in through the famous black door of Number 10. Her officials watching were also distraught and the wounds are still sore.

Johnson, Hunt stress readiness to leave the EU without deal
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Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, the candidates competing to become UK prime minister next month, reiterated their willingness to take the nation out of the European Union without a deal if necessary, as both insisted they have the fiscal space to fund their spending plans.
In separate interviews that mainly saw them restate their existing positions, Hunt and Johnson both said they were the best man to reach a new deal with the EU, but that they were ready to leave without one if negotiations failed. The two are pitching for the support of hardline Brexiteers and moderate Conservatives in the party’s leadership contest, which will reach its conclusion in July.
When pushed, Johnson once again refused to rule out suspending parliament to push through a no-deal exit, although he said it wasn’t something he liked the idea of — a repetition of the stance he took.