Former UK Prime Minister Theresa May to Not Run in Next General Election

Conservative Party Faces Historic Approval Crisis with 64 Members Not Running

Theresa May (67), former Prime Minister from the UK Conservative Party, has decided not to run in the next general election, BBC reported on the 8th (local time).

In a letter sent to the local newspaper Maidenhead Advertiser on the same day, former Prime Minister May stated, "It would not have been possible without the residents of Maidenhead," referring to her time serving as Prime Minister and Home Secretary.

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Since being elected in Maidenhead, Berkshire in 1997, May has served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency for 27 years, and was Prime Minister of the UK from 2016 to 2019.

Having secured more than half of the votes with over 18,000 votes in the last election, she explained her reason for not running again, saying, "I have spent a lot of time recently launching the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, and as a result, my time has been increasingly consumed," adding, "I realized I can no longer fulfill my duties as an MP."

Former Prime Minister May is one of 64 Conservative MPs who will not run in the next general election. This group also includes senior figures such as former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, former Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, and former Health Secretary Sajid Javid.

Meanwhile, in her letter, former Prime Minister May expressed continued support for Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak and stated her belief that the Conservative Party will win this year's general election.

However, contrary to this, the Conservative government is currently facing a record crisis ahead of this year's general election. According to a poll conducted by Ipsos from the 21st to the 28th of last month targeting 1,004 British adults, only 20% said they would vote for the Conservative Party in the next general election, which is less than half of the 47% who said they would vote for the opposition Labour Party.

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