Theresa May hints at staying on for longer as UK leader

Bloomberg

Buying time is what Theresa May does best. When she faced a vote to oust her as prime minister last December, she promised her critics she would quit as leader before the next election in 2022.
That fired the starting pistol on a contest to choose a successor, with rivals already putting their campaign preparations in place. Some ministers are so keen for her to go they want her out within the next three months. But May hinted she has her eye on a longer period as Conservative leader than some expect.
Speaking on a trip to Egypt, she accepted that Brexit will be only half-finished when the UK leaves the EU. There’s still the future UK-EU trade relationship to negotiate, and that could take several years. When she became prime minister in 2016, May outlined her ambition to fix the “burning injustices” afflicting British society.
Since then, she has pledged a huge funding boost for the National Health Service — and these remain commitments she is keen to see through.